{"id":14502,"date":"2020-11-18T10:43:51","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T18:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.3rdactmagazine.com\/?p=14502"},"modified":"2020-11-18T22:50:41","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T06:50:41","slug":"dinner-with-edward-a-story-of-an-unexpected-friendship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/3rdactmagazine.com\/dinner-with-edward-a-story-of-an-unexpected-friendship\/uncategorized\/","title":{"rendered":"Dinner with Edward: A Story of an Unexpected Friendship"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Isabel Vincent\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Reviewed By Deborah Straw<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Dinner with Edward: A Story of an Unexpected Friendship <\/em>makes you hungry, makes you want to know this charming man, a gentleman nearing age l00 who keeps on actively living and working\u2014in other words, finding purpose. The book makes you want to visit Manhattan and its butchers, markets, and delis. It makes you want to change into your casual clothes, get rid of less interesting yet necessary chores, and dive into the kitchen to create meals that make you and your loved ones happy and connected.<\/p>\n

This is a charming, slender memoir, about more than a year\u2019s worth of dinners and conversations between Edward, a widow, and Isabel, a New York Post<\/em> reporter in middle age. The story, ostensibly about preparing and sharing food, is truly about a deep friendship and swapping stories that are important as life lessons. Edward has recently lost his wife, Paula, of 69 years of marriage, and Isabel goes through a difficult divorce and moves twice during the book\u2019s timeframe. The prose is clear and straightforward, with short paragraphs and chapters, and the memoir is Edward\u2014not Isabel\u2014centered. Although a relatively quick read, it is full of substance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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