Food and Whine : Confessions of a New Millennium Mom

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Summary: Incredibly entertaining
Review: This is a delightful and heartwarming take on family life in today's hectic world. It is engaging from the beginning, inviting the reader to share in the author's frustrations and, ultimately, her triumphs. Moses cleverly incorporates wonderful recipes into her account of one major life-changing year for her family. I often found myself laughing out loud and wanting to share these stories with those around me. This is a charming book and a perfect gift for any occasion!

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Summary: A laugh out loud look at modern motherhood.
Review: This is a great book. Full of humor & warmth -- all about the fun & not so fun challenges of raising a family while keeping your own life. Moses takes us through a year in the life of a mom struggling to deal with three kids, a sick mother, & a husband who decides to switch careers. It's very funny -- even when it turns serious. I read it -- and really enjoyed it -- over a vacation weekend.

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Summary: Amazingly funny
Review: This is a very funny book. It has the credibility, the ring of truth, without which slapstick, caricature, and wit are lifeless. It's like reading Dave Barry as an American, "Lucky Jim" as an academic, or Oscar Wilde as a ... never mind. Just read it.

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Summary: Hilarious
Review: This is the funniest book I have read in a long time. I am so thrilled that I found this book and I hope to see more from Ms. Moses soon!

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Summary: Refreshingly honest, touching and funny
Review: This was a wonderful book -- a warm, touching and funny account of a very difficult year in a family's life. Moses tells her story with unrelenting honesty, from her competitive feelings toward her Harvard-law-school grad siblings, to her guilty self-centered thoughts during her mother's struggle with cancer. I look forward to her next book!

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Summary: Falls short of its promise
Review: While the cover copy on this book makes it sound intriguing and funny, it really was a lot of whining and kvetching. I have two small children and if I wanted to read about someone else raising kids without humor, I'd definitely read this again.