The Secret History of Food: Strange but True Stories About the Origins of Everything We Eat TC_Bestseller The Postmistress of Paris is

The Postmistress of Paris is the haunting story of an indomitable woman whose strength

and is peopled by the great figures of the Italian past—from Cicero and Virgil to the controversial politicians of the twentieth century

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The novel takes the form of "the world's longest letter

The Secret History of Food: Strange but True Stories About the Origins of Everything We Eat TC_Bestseller The Postmistress of Paris isAn irreverent, surprising, and entirely entertaining look at the little known history surrounding the foods we know and love. Is Italian olive oil really Italian, or are we dipping our bread in lamp oil? Why are we masochistically drawn to foods that can hurt us, like hot peppers? Far from being a classic American dish, is apple pie actually . . . English? "As a species, we're hardwired to obsess over food," Matt Siegel explains as he sets out "to