Book menu for Homesick: a Memoir by Jennifer Croft
This is a brief but powerful memoir by an award-winning literary translator. The many personal photos taken by the author and her mother really enhance this book.
Food mentioned in Homesick:
Cheerios, 21
Soda, 21
Cookies, 21, 68, 81
Sugar cookies, 174
S'mores, 36, 38
Pears, 39
Tropical fruit punch gum, 40
Peaches, 42
Corn dogs, 43
Cotton Candy, 43
Oatmeal fudgies, 47
Root beer floats, 74, 170
Pizza, 111
Watermelon, 112
Peanut butter and potato chip sandwiches, 116
Chocolate cake, 145, 210
Margaritas, 156, 158
Tortilla chips, 156, 158
Fruit punch with Mountain Dew, 165
Turkey and stuffing, 177
Sweet potatoes with marshmallows, 177
Pumpkin pie, 177
Grilled cheese, 179
Vodka, 196, 211
Peppermint vodka, 197
Cheese crackers, 230
Peanut butter crackers, 30
Dr. Pepper, 230
Fuchsia soup, 230
Café crème, 249
Books/Authors mentioned in Homesick:
Hansel and Gretel / Brothers Grimm, 32, 34
Dr. Seuss, 72, 107
The Cat in the Hat, 72
Horton Hears a Who!, 72
Green Eggs and Ham, 72
Antigone / Sophocles, 153
Anna Karenina, 153, 206
Yevgeny Yevtushenko, 184, 187, 221, 223
Doctor Zhivago / Boris Pasternak, 245
Music mentioned in Homesick:
Paul Simon, 107
"Graceland", 47
Michael Jackson, 91
Camille Saint-Saëns, 104
"Shoop" / Salt-n-Pepa, 108
"The Man I Love" / Ella Fitzgerald, 112
Movies mentioned in Homesick:
Alladin, 116
Beauty and the Beast, 116
Page numbers refer to the hardcover edition: ISBN 9781944700942
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