Toast
The Story of a Boy's Hunger
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Toast
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Nigel Slater
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Nigel Slater
About this listen
Now a critically-acclaimed play at London’s The Other Palace Theatre.
‘Remarkable' Observer
'Acutely observed, poignant and beautifully written' Daily Telegraph
‘My mother is scraping a piece of burned toast out of the kitchen window, a crease of annoyance across her forehead. This is not an occasional occurrence. My mother burns the toast as surely as the sun rises each morning.’
Toast is Nigel Slater’s award-winning biography of a childhood remembered through food. Whether recalling his mother’s surprisingly good rice pudding, his father’s bold foray into spaghetti and his dreaded Boxing Day stew, or such culinary highlights as Arctic Roll and Grilled Grapefruit (then considered something of a status symbol in Wolverhampton), this remarkable memoir vividly recreates daily life in 1960s suburban England.
Likes and dislikes, aversions and sweet-toothed weaknesses form a fascinating backdrop to Nigel Slater’s incredibly moving and deliciously evocative portrait of childhood, adolescence and sexual awakening.
©2023 Nigel Slater (P)2023 HarperCollins UKListeners also enjoyed...
His story so endearing, heartbreaking, funny and tasty.
If only there was a way to see this book...
(Oh wait, there is, a play called ‘Nigel Slater’s Toast’ is touring the UK.
Wonderful!
Toast is wonderful.
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Irritating
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Simply told and frankly honest
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it reminded me when I arrived in England with eating plain food.
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Engagingly read by the author, it finished too soon.
Thank you Nigel
Memoirs of a foodie's 50s and 60s childhood.
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Off to download another book!
I think I spat out my coffee more than once!
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Delicious
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The food stories
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Easy listen
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Would you consider the audio edition of Toast to be better than the print version?
I think its an added bonus to have Nigel Slater read his own memoir. He brings it alive and we fully enter into his childhood and connect with his memories triggered by food - foods which date us - like tinned steak and kidney pies! It's a moving and beautifully read book which made me want to follow Slater's culinery work but before listening I knew little about him and was solely attracted by the concept of the memoir.What did you like best about this story?
It uses food to trigger memory - good and bad memories - and allows us to re-imagine our own childhood through those triggers. His memory of his Mother's 'bad' cooking - her burnt toast - and his description of his loneliness as a child works extremely well.What about Nigel Slater’s performance did you like?
He reads his own words with life and colour. You believe him when he relives his childhood and his horror of eggs and his father's battle to get him to 'man' up and eat them. Slater writes and reads well and memoirs are particularly well served by the author reading them.If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
Toast works well for me! It's used with impact in the book.Love this read by Nigel Slater
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