HOME GROWN

by Della T. Lutes ‧ RELEASE DATE: Nov. 29, 1937

Yes, it is almost as good as The Country Kitchen. Probably, it lacks only the sense of discovery of that book, for bit by bit, and chapter by chapter, it measures up and one can hardly pick out one or another that is less good. I loved it -- and again suffered pangs of hunger as I read the appetizing accounts of groaning boards and recipes of special favorites of the family. But it is more than a book about eating. It is very much a book about life and about people. The father is his old familiar self, rough edges worn down a bit, perhaps, underlying kindliness a bit more evident in his kindliness towards his small daughter. A real contribution to American regional background material. The last third of the book takes the family to the verge of town, uprooting them from the farm which is the setting for the earlier book and the greater part of this, and introduces a new note.

Pub Date: Nov. 29, 1937

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Little, Brown

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Nov. 1, 1937

Categories: NONFICTION