Pork Chops
by Judith Anne Lyden
Who says parishes are quiet places of prayer where nothing ever happens? If you've ever
wondered what really goes on inside a parish, you might consider this first novel by Judith
Anne Lyden.
Anne Lynch has an agenda. She leaves her husband temporarily, packs her suitcase, and
infiltrates her old parish school to find out what the old priests are up to. For one thing,
they want to get rid of all the over-forty teachers and hire young, new ones. Posing as a
cook, Anne gains access to their hearts and—with her delicious meals—their
stomachs. The story includes an array of quirky characters that seem to drive each other
crazy throughout most of the book.
Pork Chops is a Christian novel with touches of humor that will appeal to readers
who love elements of food and cooking in their fiction. Though the story moves at a slow
pace, the dialogue is interesting and the author does bring to life the commonplace aspects
of a rectory and the people who inhabit it. The descriptions of food add an element of novelty.
The strength of this novel is in the spunky protagonist's voice more than the plot, as there's
not much action in the book. That said, Anne's observations about human nature and the people
around her are interesting and there's a genuine honesty in the prose that comes through in
the pages. |
The Book |
Whiskey Creek Press |
January 2009 |
eBook |
978-1-60313-467-5 |
Fiction / Mainstream / Humor |
Amazon
Kindle |
Excerpt and other eBook formats at the Publisher's
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The Reviewer |
Mayra Calvani |
Reviewed 2009 |
NOTE: Reviewer Mayra Calvani
has published three novels for adults: a paranormal titled Embraced by the Shadows,
horror thriller Dark Lullaby, and, most recently, women's fiction / satire
Sunstruck. She has also written two books for children, The Magic Violin and
Crash!, and co-authored The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing, a USA Book News
Best Books award finalist. |
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