A Review from Goodreads: (I have recently become OBSESSED with.) “A rich, beautiful novel about three unlikely, complex characters who meet in a chic Manhattan cafe and realize they must sacrifice everything they ever knew or cared about to find authenticity, fulfillment, and love.
A Place at the Table tells the story of three richly nuanced characters whose paths converge in a chic Manhattan cafe: Bobby, a gay Southern boy who has been ostracized by his family; Amelia, a wealthy Connecticut woman whose life is upended when a family secret finally comes to light; and Alice, an African-American chef whose heritage is the basis of a famous cookbook but whose past is a mystery to those who know her.
As it sweeps from a freed-slave settlement in 1920s North Carolina to the Manhattan of the deadly AIDs epidemic of the 1980s to today’s wealthy suburbs, A Place at the Table celebrates the healing power of food and the magic of New York as three seekers come together in the understanding that when you embrace the things that makes you different, you become whole.” My Review: I try not have an opinion of the book before I read it because I want read the story for the way the author meant. I love the motto "don't judge a book by it's cover." The book didn't disappoint in any way. I grew up in the south and wanted to get away because I was nothing like these people. As I grew older I am exactly like "these people" and couldn't be happier. I love how I can relate with the characters. Each could have their own book and all tie together. You can apply the lessons learned in the book in all aspects of our life. I highly recommend this book to anyone.
