{"product_id":"rottenkid-a-succulent-story-of-survival-9781960573995","title":"Rottenkid: A Succulent Story of Survival","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA memoir sauteed in Hollywood stories, world travel, and always, the need to belong\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProlific cookbook author Brigit Binns' coming-of-age memoir--co-starring her alcoholic actor father Edward Binns and glamorous but viciously smart narcissistic mother--reveals how simultaneous privilege and profound neglect lead Brigit to seek comfort in the kitchen, eventually allowing her to find some sense of self-worth. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the old Hollywood of her childhood, Brigit seems to live in an elite world. But when her parents eventually divorce--her father flees and her mother sends her off to boarding school so she can more easily conduct her decades-long romance with a married California governor--Brigit racks up seven schools and a host of bad decisions before the age of 16. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarriage to an Englishman takes her across the pond and to professional cooking school. But when that life comes crashing down, she returns heartbroken and alone to Los Angeles eighteen years after vowing never to return. Here she thrives, cold pitching herself to top chefs as co author for their cookbooks. Peppered with humor and seasoned with optimism, Brigit's story is an entertaining tribute to female resilience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brigit Binns\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sibylline Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.47h x 5.32w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781960573995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBinns, Brigit:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - About \u003cb\u003eBrigit Binns\u003c\/b\u003e: Brigit's cookbook \u003ci\u003eEating up the West Coast\u003c\/i\u003e was her 29th. A prolific cookbook author, her titles have sold over 100,000 copies. In addition, she's helped some of the U.S.A.'s most respected chefs, like New York's Michael Psilakis and Los Angeles' Joachim Splichal, turn their cookbook dreams into reality. During the 10 years she lived in Europe, Brigit graduated from England's Tante Marie cooking school, lived and catered in Spain, and edited the Costa del Sol's English-language magazine. Brigit and her dishes have been featured on \u003ci\u003eThe Today Show\u003c\/i\u003e multiple times. She now lives full-time in California's Central Coast wine country with her dog and fabulous husband, Casey, (aka the Wine Spectator-award-winning Paso Wine Man).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sibylline Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43778400813171,"sku":"9.78196E+12","price":21.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_4be7e19c-ac49-4c97-a603-065cf3081d7d.jpg?v=1757509978","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/rottenkid-a-succulent-story-of-survival-9781960573995","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}