Do You like book The Family Frying Pan (2002)?
Not bad for two bucks from Savers!! :PThis was the first B. Courtenay book I've actually managed to finish, and it was pretty good. I like the idea of how all the stories were based upon the 'family frying pan', and how they all came together through Mrs. Moses. I also liked the historical references in the story and how war makes people do absolutely insane things, like eating a myna when you are starving. However, I think I would have preferred the original coloured version of this book, with coloured images and recipes following the short stories.Overall, 3.5 stars out of 5One of my favourite quotes:'The uniforms may change but what's below the belt of a man who have power over a woman remains constant.'-Miss Showbiz and the Death of Count Tolstoy
—NuHunni
Narrated by Melissa Eccleston, Humphrey Bower8 hrs and 7 minsPublisher's SummaryMrs. Moses is a small woman with a big heart and enormous courage. The only survivor of a Cossack raid on her village, she takes with her a big cast-iron frying pan, so heavy that she can only sling it over her back. Yet this is no ordinary frying pan, it's The Family Frying Pan, blessed with a Russian soul. From this frying pan Mrs. Moses manages to feed the various refugees who are travelling with her across Russia to freedom. In return, each of the group must tell a story around the campfire at night, stories of compassion and bravery, of human frailty and, above all, of hope.
—Johnsergeant
what an exquisite book ..!! i'm not a bryce courtenay fan, but maybe, just maybe, i might become one. i tried to read 'power of one' a while ago, but gave up, as it simply couldn't get into the book. this book is based on true facts and it is written so beautifully - i completely fell in love with it ..!!although i don't like short stories and these stories were originally written separately, he did a brilliant job to combine it into one book. so maybe, just maybe, i will pick up 'power of one' again ...
—Julia Grundling
