Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam ZhangMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
The entire world is totally covered with giant smog blocking all sunlight which started in the central portion of the United States. No food can be grown and the main character, a chef, moves from California to Europe in hopes of finding jobs and sources of food. She applies for a job on the top of a mountain in Italy, lies on the application about her experience as a French chef, and is offered the job. She is expected to create lavish multi-course meals for incredibly rich and pretentious individuals.
I read this for one of my book clubs. I really enjoyed the story lines about the main character's work as a chef and all the food preparation. However, dystopic novels are definitely not my cup of tea. It took me almost three weeks to finish the book; I kept picking it up and then putting it down again, finding it challenging reading especially in the Thanksgiving season.
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