M.F.K. Fisher (3 July, 1908 – 22 June, 1992) was a food writer and translator. Ms. Fisher believed that eating well was one of the “arts of life”

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The characters in the story are realistic and well written. The personalities involved are entertaining and the storyline is intriguing. There are several main characters but the author does a fine job flowing from one to the other.

Joe is not a perfect narrator and after finishing the book I finally saw what the author was trying to convey, a hard man making a hard living

The Christmas Cookie is a short novel which in turn is divided into twelve short stories. There are many characters, the narration is mainly done by Marnie