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A culinary memoir of an extraordinary life. Mary Moody is a well-known author, cook, gardener, TV celebrity and a woman who is determined to grow old disgracefully. This book celebrates Mary's passion for food and the pivotal role it has played in her life. It is a memoir told in her unique voice detailing four big stages in her life: her unusual childhood; her early years of marriage & motherhood when she started her career as a TV gardener; running away to France; her return and life on her farm. Through all these stages, Mary has cooked and in this book she shares the recipes she loved from all the stages of her life - from the banana custard of her childhood to the rabbit rillettes she learned to cook in France.