The description of this book is completely inaccurate - I'm 40% in and it's still super sad depressing childhood and she's just barely turned 19. Which isn't a bad thing if that's what I'm reading a book for, but I was here for the cooking around the world part. According to another reviewer, that's just the last 30% of the book and becomes more like a cookbook then.

If she wants to share her background and have a memoir, more power to her. But don't misrepresent the book or spread the misery throughout the 192 week cooking adventure. 

I just don't want to slough through another few hours to get to a disappointing payoff.