Serial Monogamy: A Memoir Summary and Analysis

Nora's interest in cookbooks starts with the cookbook her mother gives her. Nora loves cookbooks by Michael Fields and Julia Child. She is proud to have cooked every recipe in Michael's book and half of the recipes in Julia's. While trying out recipes from her favorite cookbooks, Nora has imaginary conversations with the chefs who author them. She does meet Craig Claiborne and Lee Bailey. Getting to know Craig takes away some of the excitement from the imaginary relationship. But when she meets Lee Bailey, he inspires her and changes her life by helping her find her true personal style both in her cooking and home decor. In the meantime, she divorces her husband and seems to find herself. Nora's whole philosophy on life changes as her cooking style changes. She goes from very complicated...