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Rose Penski
Rose Penski and her lover Adelle are two women you have to meet.
Rose has had many occupations. As for Adelle, she works long hours, scribbles on a lot of papers, and phones places such as Nairobi or Pittsburgh.
In the eight years Rose and Adelle have lived together, their relationship has evolved with all the accommodations and nuances of any long-time committed couple, along with quite a few quirks decidedly their own. But now there is a new equation in the mix: the doctors have found a suspicious mass in Adelle's breast.
Rose copes with her increasing fear by doing all the things she does best, and the one thing she does best is cook. In fact this woman may be the best cook between here and the nearest four star Michelin restaurant. Rose Penski is so good a cook that you'll gain ten pounds just reading her menus.
Rose Penski and her adored, maddening Adelle are two of the most endearing women ever to grace a novel about women who love each other.
Rose Penski is a novel so warm, so funny, so human, so moving, so tender, so loving and scary, that you'll only regret reaching its final page.
Rose has had many occupations. As for Adelle, she works long hours, scribbles on a lot of papers, and phones places such as Nairobi or Pittsburgh.
In the eight years Rose and Adelle have lived together, their relationship has evolved with all the accommodations and nuances of any long-time committed couple, along with quite a few quirks decidedly their own. But now there is a new equation in the mix: the doctors have found a suspicious mass in Adelle's breast.
Rose copes with her increasing fear by doing all the things she does best, and the one thing she does best is cook. In fact this woman may be the best cook between here and the nearest four star Michelin restaurant. Rose Penski is so good a cook that you'll gain ten pounds just reading her menus.
Rose Penski and her adored, maddening Adelle are two of the most endearing women ever to grace a novel about women who love each other.
Rose Penski is a novel so warm, so funny, so human, so moving, so tender, so loving and scary, that you'll only regret reaching its final page.
170 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 1989
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May 4, 2025
A lovely read. It’s comforting to learn about the calm intimacy of two partners that have been together a while. The romance is not dramatic, but it is steady and interesting. The author focuses on small interactions, telling the reader what the narrator is thinking and then what they decide to do with those thoughts. It’s a story of ordinary people who are coping and dealing with the small or large issues of life. I recommend it.
Also the food descriptions are detailed and intriguing. I’m not a foodie but if I were maybe I’d use this as a cookbook.
Also the food descriptions are detailed and intriguing. I’m not a foodie but if I were maybe I’d use this as a cookbook.
September 29, 2021
3.5 stars? Read in August 2021: https://hollograms.blogspot.com/2021/...
December 24, 2022
Such an adorable book. It’s one of those books that you read because it makes you feel good not necessarily for the story, although the story was beautiful too. This book is relaxing and peaceful!
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