Chef

by Jaspreet Singh | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 1550652397 Global Overview for this book
Registered by 4evagreen of Furness Vale, Derbyshire United Kingdom on 7/14/2015
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Journal Entry 1 by 4evagreen from Furness Vale, Derbyshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Picked up in a Healthy Planet Bookshop.

Journal Entry 2 by 4evagreen at Furness Vale, Derbyshire United Kingdom on Sunday, February 7, 2016
This book is told in two interwoven threads about 15 years apart. Kirpal 'Kip' Singh joins the Indian army and is sent to Srinigar, Kashmir as an apprentice chef in the kitchen of the commanding general in the 1980s. Kip forms a close mentor-apprentice friendship with his immediate boss Chef Kishen. When Chef Kishen is court-martialed and posted to the Siachen glacier as punishment Kip takes over the kitchen duties but is becoming disillusioned with the Army.

Some 15 years later Kip is no longer serving in the Army and has recently diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour. He finds himself invited to return to Srinigar to oversee the preparations of the wedding feast for the daughter of his former commanding officer who is now Governor of the region.

This novel has a broad reach and the author does a remarkable job of holding together his plots. His images of the colour and certain extent smell of Indian society he meets is very vivid. However, when I picked up the book I was hoping to learn a little more about an area and conflict that I am fairly ignorant of and on level it didn't quite fit the bill. That said given that this is the author's first novel it is a remarkable achievement.

Journal Entry 3 by 4evagreen at Furness Vale, Derbyshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Released 7 yrs ago (12/7/2016 UTC) at Furness Vale, Derbyshire United Kingdom

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Journal Entry 4 by wingDelticwing at Ossett, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on Saturday, December 17, 2016
Thank you very much for this surprise. It arrived a few days ago and I thought it was from one of the Secret Santa exchanges, but that arrived today so Mrs D gave me permission to open it as I've been a good boy! Looks interesting.

Journal Entry 5 by wingDelticwing at Ossett, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on Saturday, February 4, 2017
This was an interesting read. I liked the way the author conjures up the sights and smells of India and Pakistan of the time through the medium of food and the journey that Kirpal makes on his way back to Kashmir, to cater for the wedding of his old General's daughter. It also shows how different castes and ranks live and are treated.

The book was a clever idea and I would be interested to sample more of the author's work.

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