In her insightful book, Bee Wilson reflects on her experiences after her husband's departure, revealing how everyday kitchen objects evoke deep emotions and memories. She explores the sentimental value of items like her heart-shaped baking tin, initially meant for a wedding anniversary, and how they reflect personal connections with loved ones. Wilson combines memoir with an anthropological lens, examining how common utensils provoke feelings of nostalgia and grief. With essays centered on various kitchen tools, she highlights the universal human tendency toward magical thinking and emotional attachment to material possessions.
In this delightful book, part memoir, part anthropological investigation, food writer Wilson explores the way that kitchen objects have the power to move, soothe and even reproach us.
There is a big cast-iron knife that she can't bear to pick up because it is the one her ex-husband always used and to touch its smooth handle would have felt like holding his hand.
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