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Growing up in a small Mississippi River town, Fannie Leary works at the local café, trying to hold her own in a world of slow expectations and hard boundaries. Dreaming that her cooking will be her ticket out of Persia, she cleaves to Mattie, the irrepressible black woman who runs the kitchen;... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Mattie: Add a description of this character.
- Mama
- Eugenia
- Will Leary
- Amos Leary
- Burl Magee
- Fannie
- Sikes Daughtry
- Sheila Jones
- Mr. Nod
- Clarice Lytle
- Matilda
- Reverend Roberts
- Wilson
- Sheriff Wade
- Uncle Lawrence
- Mrs. Viola
- Mrs. Ardor
- Mrs. Leary
- Mrs. Thistle
- Matt Le
- Whitfield
- Mrs. Butler
- Hershey
- Mrs. Hardin
- Mrs. Giddy
- Jackson
- Elvira
- Henrietta
- Mottle
- Oleta Watson
- Mr. Curtis
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I CAME TO COOKING EARLY on.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Melany Neilson (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: St Martins Pr
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2001
ISBN: 0312262191
Page Count: 276
Publisher: St Martins Pr
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2001
ISBN: 0312262191
Page Count: 276
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- Dewey: 813.54
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