Harlot's Sauce: A Memoir of Food, Family, Love, Loss, and Greece

by Patricia V. Davis

Book Overview

When Patricia, "the na ve American" meets Gregori, "the gorgeous Greek", her Sicilian-born father takes spectacularly extreme measures to try to stop her from marrying him. This is just one of many wrong reasons why Patricia is all the more determined to do so. She even moves with Gregori to Greece, where he insists he must be in order to be happy. Once there, she discovers that though she might not save her marriage, she just might save herself...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0981915302
• ISBN13: 9780981915302
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Harper Davis Publishing
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.4" x 5.4"

Customer Reviews

A must read!

Harlot's sauce was such a fast read! Whether you're Greek, Sicilian, or whatever, you will definitely connect to this novel on so many levels! Being Greek myself, I especially could relate to the sayings, the places in Greece that were mentioned, and just the whole feel of being in Greece. This book will have you laughing to yourself and at times feeling sad, angry and so many more feelings! I would definitely recommend this book! Happy reading! You're going to love it!

Excellent cultural history

This book is insightful, humorous and provides an excellent Italian-American and Greek cultural history! I thoroughly enjoyed this book and recommended it to my college students.

A Delicious Experience

As a jaded reader who bores easily I found myself being totally drawn into this absolutely delightful book that moves easily through time and cultures. I totally relived my Italian American upbringing with all it's pros and cons . Patricia really nailed it. Having grown up with Iatlian chauvinism i long ago came to the conclusion that "food" was the true religion of Italy. I heartily reccomend it.. Leda Sanford Look For The Moon In The Morning

Worth Sacrificing sleep to read it!

After three days of other duties keeping me away from finishing this book, I chose to stay up to read it and ended up staying up until after midnight. I'm glad I did. Patricia's tells the story of the impetuous choices and clouded thinking of youth through the eyes of a woman who has grown far beyond her old self. It is full of sensitivity and love not just for the younger "Trish" but for the people who misunderstood her and treated her poorly. Every page of the book teaches the reader about how to make better choices, how to forgive and forget, how to love every inch of life- and it does all of that through simple storytelling, not preachiness. I would strongly recommend this book to anyone who loves family, who loves food, who loves travel or who sees beauty in ordinary life.

It's a Wonderful Life

I'm not sure if it's because I (internet)know her so I was slightly biased or if I 100% truly just LOVED the book, but if I didn't have an active 2-year old, I would've read it all in one shot, never putting it down. I don't think it's because I'm biased though, because I've read some friends' (and acquaintances') works and they just weren't as interesting or as good. There were things that I just couldn't relate to: living in a different country, superstitions, and certain family dynamics that just didn't exist in my home. But there were also so many things that I COULD relate to (originally from NY, second generation American, in a not-so-good relationship) and it just goes to show you that no matter where you're from, how old you are, or what your beliefs, there are commonalities with everyone. This book is funny and sweet... and even in the parts when things are not looking so good, she has a way of expressing herself so it's not so sad and that you know that the best times are still yet to come. You never feel sad for the heroine. The book is filled with hope, love, humor and hard work. I also really enjoyed reading about Greece. It's one of the few places in the world that I would love to visit but have not had the chance to yet. The only actual complaint I have really is that the end felt slightly rushed and I'm sure that it's probably because of book length constraints, but I really could've read more. So, I guess it's less of a complaint and more of request for a sequel. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and recommend it to anyone.