{"product_id":"9781611940077","title":"The Ingredients Of Gumbo","description":"Every family is a unique stew of personalities, memories and shared events.\u003cp\u003eWhen stirred with care and respect, the mix produces a lifetime's feast of love. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I watch the members of my family file into the dining room, one by one, ingredients, each of them, yes, a menagerie of peculiar ingredients that make no sense at all together until they are thrown into the pot and simmered for a while.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulia Schuster's family is as Southern as moonlight and magnolias, yet, like any fascinating clan, their dreams, feuds and peculiarities reflect the universal appeal of families everywhere-the rich, deep and fulfilling bond of tolerant affection. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE INGREDIENTS OF GUMBO treats readers to an artful mix of stories, poems, recipes and gentle, sassy opinion, mingling the exotic and familiar, the funny and sad-all the intricate flavors, textures and spices of a complex family. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulia Schuster earned her Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing degree from Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky in June, 2007. Julia lives in Memphis, Tennessee, where she is a junior-high religion teacher. Her short fiction, poetry, and nonfiction have appeared in a number of commercial and literary publications, including her 2009 novel, FLOWERS FOR ELVIS, from Bell Bridge Books. Visit her at www.juliaschuster.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BelleBooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47055857910000,"sku":"9781611940077","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781611940077_p0.jpg?v=1763847208","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781611940077","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}