Memoir of the Sunday Brunch by Julia Pandl
Written from the point of view of Julie, the youngest in a family of nine children, Memoir of the Sunday Brunch is a heartwarming and funny story. The family business is a restaurant in Milwaukee, and I do mean it's a family business. Each child has to earn their rite of passage by working the Sunday brunch.
Her father, George, has very strict rules that must be observed while working in the restaurant. However those rules are often had to follow after skipping breakfast, or while nursing a hangover. And Mother's Day stretches all of the employees to their limits. Knowing nothing about the restaurant business, I found their antics very amusing. But I have to say how work in a family restaurant business spilled over into life at home became laugh out loud, hysterical.
I love books that bring out emotion, whether happy or sad, it doesn't matter to me. I want to feel the story not just read it. Julia Pandl is a very talented writer. The first half of the book is written in a captivating manner while we watch a teenage girl grow into herself. There comes a point when the family experiences a time of overpowering grief. Ms. Pandl changed her writing style at the precise moment necessary bringing tears to my eyes.
I never like to reveal much about the specifics in a book. I believe a reader wants to find those things out on their own. I love to comment on the character of the story and whether or not it's worth reading. Memoir of the Sunday Brunch is a not only a tribute to a talented writer, it pays homage to a loving mother and father and the family they created.
Written from the point of view of Julie, the youngest in a family of nine children, Memoir of the Sunday Brunch is a heartwarming and funny story. The family business is a restaurant in Milwaukee, and I do mean it's a family business. Each child has to earn their rite of passage by working the Sunday brunch.
Her father, George, has very strict rules that must be observed while working in the restaurant. However those rules are often had to follow after skipping breakfast, or while nursing a hangover. And Mother's Day stretches all of the employees to their limits. Knowing nothing about the restaurant business, I found their antics very amusing. But I have to say how work in a family restaurant business spilled over into life at home became laugh out loud, hysterical.
I love books that bring out emotion, whether happy or sad, it doesn't matter to me. I want to feel the story not just read it. Julia Pandl is a very talented writer. The first half of the book is written in a captivating manner while we watch a teenage girl grow into herself. There comes a point when the family experiences a time of overpowering grief. Ms. Pandl changed her writing style at the precise moment necessary bringing tears to my eyes.
I never like to reveal much about the specifics in a book. I believe a reader wants to find those things out on their own. I love to comment on the character of the story and whether or not it's worth reading. Memoir of the Sunday Brunch is a not only a tribute to a talented writer, it pays homage to a loving mother and father and the family they created.
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