Nigella Lawson: A Biography
 

Nigella Lawson: A Biography

by Gilly Smith

This is the first-ever biography of the irresistible domestic goddess, Nigella Lawson. Born in 1960 into a family of privelege, this book covers her childhood, her early career at the Sunday Times and Spectator, her secret marriage to John Diamond, the loss of her sister and husband to cancer-both at early ages, and her tremendous success as the author of How to be a Domestic Goddess and host... (read more)

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Carrie
  • Rated 2 stars

I love Nigella but this book bored me. I actually only read it half-way through and then read the end. It seemed to jump around and say the same thing over and over to stretch it out. I did learn a few British terms. Apparently most felt the same as I. "This biography was difficult to get into because it is delivered from a UK perspective with a lot of name dropping that means nothing to anyone over here not in the journalist or food business."

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