Ebook: The sharper your knife, the less you cry: love, learning and tears at the world's most famous cooking school

From Publishers Weekly

Starred Review. Flinn's engaging account of her studies at famed French cooking school Le Cordon Bleu should strike a chord with anyone who has dreamed of leaving the rat race and following a passion for food. The main course, Flinn's narrative of her trials and triumphs as she moves through the three levels of cuisine, is supplemented by plentiful helpings of drama, romance and near-tragedy in her personal life. Cassandra Campbell's reading is superlative: her American accent for Flinn slides gracefully into French, French-accented English and various accents for other international students. Her voice also exactly captures Flinn's shifting emotions, from fear and paralysis when facing the "Gray Chef" and resentment of selfish classmates, to pleasure when she wins praise for a well-prepared sauce and joy when she realizes she is starting to understand French better. Foodies and memoir fans will be enchanted. Each chapter ends with a recipe (which all helpfully appear in PDF on a separate disc). Simultaneous release with the Viking hardcover (Reviews, June 25).
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Review

An engaging story about a fantasy fulfilled. Its Under the Tuscan Sun goes to cooking school.
Michael Ruhlman, author of The Elements of Cooking and The Soul of a Chef

A joy to read . . . A compelling story about learning to cook and learning to love at the same time, told with humility, humor, and passion.
Bill Radke, host of NPRs Weekend America

This tasty offering . . . seems destined to earn an honored place on the crowded bookshelves of many foodie readers.
_Seattle Post-Intelligencer_