Hungry: A Memoir of Wanting More

I do not mind admitting that until I saw this book, I had never heard of Grace Dent, but this is because I had never read any of her work or watched the television programmes that she has taken part in. However, I was very touched by her story and in the future I will be looking out for her.
One of the main reasons that I enjoyed her book was because it reminded me of my own youth. Although I am several years older than Grace, I can still identify with the lifestyle and food that was available to working class people during the seventies. I could also identify with the changes that people made to their diets during the 1980s when supermarkets became much bigger and offered more food at much cheaper prices. As stated in the book, many of show more these foods were to prove to be very bad for the nation`s health with the majority of people eating too much fat and sugar during this time.
Grace`s memoir is a true story of how a young working class woman worked (and played ) hard, to get where she is today. show less

I picked this book up from the library on a whim as I saw some rave reviews about it on social media. I vaguely know of Dent from TV but have never read her columns so I didn’t know what the writing would be like. She’s excellent at making recalled memories into tangible stories and I loved the entire book. Great memoir.

I found this generally amusing, and also moving towards the end.