A Taste for More

De: Phyllis R. Dixon

Narrado por: Patricia R. Floyd

From rural Mississippi in the Jim Crow era through the transformative 1970s, this sweeping novel tells the tale of a mother’s sacrifice, relentless ambition, and against-all-odds success. But the one dream she can’t stop chasing may cost her everything....

Money is security. Always. Margo Dupree has lived by that rule since childhood, when her father’s death plunged her and her mother into poverty. Marriage brought only disillusionment and struggle. But it also gave Margo the determination to migrate north in search of a better life for herself and her young daughter, Lana.

The north, however, isn’t the panacea she expected, and Margo finds herself contending with the all-too-familiar obstacles of racism and prejudice, not to mention the new stresses of urban living. But things change once she realizes that what was once her greatest shame is now her greatest asset—the skills she learned from her mother’s job as a cook. Using her tasty recipes, personality, and relentless hustle, Margo begins to build a successful restaurant chain. Yet despite her ever-more desperate efforts, she can't earn her heart’s deepest desire: Lana’s forgiveness for her early absence.

As Lana becomes a beautiful young woman with an increasingly mercenary temperament, Margo wonders if she knows her daughter at all—and if she can save her from the bitter and frighteningly dangerous mistakes that may shatter both of their worlds....

©2024 Phyllis R. Dixon (P)2024 Recorded Books

Easy read

This book was easy to understand and follow. I am a chef so the title drew me in. As I prepared my mother's birthday dinner this book was coming through my pods from my laptop. I laughed and right when I had enough just the charter did what was needed. I loved it. I was scared she was gone lose it all but how could a good women with a huge heart end up with nothing. I truly enjoyed this book! Thank you for this read.

Definitely A Taste For More

This is definitely an amazing book to listen to. I was sooo tuned in from the very beginning. The audible would make you want to cry, scream, and cook a wonderful Sunday dinner.