Cakewalk

Cakewalk (2010) by Kate Moses. Yet another memoir with recipes which, honestly, I'm still not tired of. Moses specializes in sweets -- cakes, pies, brownies, tortes, anything with butter and sugar and flour in it -- and the recipes she offers up are mouth-watering. The memories of her life which she offers us are bittersweet at best. Having been raised by parents who were ill-matched, Moses and her brothers had struggles before and after becoming adults. The family moved multiple times, Moses' mother always a bit crazy, her father always angry. After Moses left home for college, the craziness continued, but she began to build a life for herself and eventually, as luck would have it, triumphed. This memoir is not as compelling as some I've read, but it's a good read. Grade: B+