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Ann Mah

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Nancy Mitford, Wilkie Collins, Julia Child, Elizabeth David

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Ann Mah is a journalist and novelist based in Paris and Washington, D.C. She is a regular contributor to New York Times' Travel section, and her articles have also appeared in Condé Nast Traveler, the Washington Post, The Best American Travel Writing 2017, Washingtonian magazine, Vogue.com, BonAppetit.com, TheKitchn.com, and other publications.

Ann is the author of several books, including the USA Today bestseller and Indie Next pick, The Lost Vintage, and a food memoir, Mastering the Art of French Eating – which was an Amazon best book of 2013, and a winner of the Elle readers prize.

As the recipient of a James Beard Foundation culinary scholarship, Ann studied in Bologna, Italy. She also holds the Level 2 Award in Wi ...more

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Average rating: 3.84 · 13,178 ratings · 1,793 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Lost Vintage 4.03 avg rating — 7,871 ratings — published 2018 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mastering the Art of French Eating: Lessons in Food and Love from a Year in Paris 3.59 avg rating — 3,443 ratings — published 2013 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kitchen Chinese: A Novel About Food, Family, and Finding Yourself 3.47 avg rating — 1,829 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Instantly French!: Quick and Easy Recipes Inspired by Classic French Cuisine for the Instant Pot, Breville Fast Slo Pro, Fagor 3-in-1, and Other Multi-Cookers 4.40 avg rating — 35 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Middlemarch

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Introducing the Ancient Greeks: From Bronze Age Seafarers to Navigators of the Western Mind

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A razor-sharp page-turner about four families, a small town, and the exclusive school for gifted children that causes the pressure to build to an explosion of toxic secrets. I'm recommending this book to all my friends this summer.
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Ann Mah and 5 other people liked Allie Larkin's review of The Gifted School: "The Gifted School is an immersive, daring read that gives us an intimate look into the community of a high-income town in the Denver suburbs and a culture that views childhood achievement as a mark of parental prestige. Bruce Holsinger writes abou..." Read more of this review »
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A razor-sharp page-turner about four families, a small town, and the exclusive school for gifted children that causes the pressure to build to an explosion of toxic secrets. I'm recommending this book to all my friends this summer.
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Ann Mah and 11 other people liked Jeanne Adamek's review of The Lost Vintage: "As a number of my Goodread friends started reviewing this book I have to say that it caught my attention, but still I held back. I, honestly, am not a Francophil or a wine lover--but still there was one Goodread friend after another praising this..." Read more of this review »
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Ann Mah and 6 other people liked Jen's review of The Lost Vintage: "Kate is at a crossroads in her life. She returns to her family’s vineyard in France and uncovers a lost diary that contains secrets about her family from World War II. As she begins to put the pieces together from long ago she also begins to put h..." Read more of this review »
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“There was no experience, I thought, quite as wonderful as being an American in Paris.”
― Ann Mah, Mastering the Art of French Eating: Lessons in Food and Love from a Year in Paris

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“I had spent enough time in France to know that the words 'chez moi' meant something a thousand times more profound than one's current home. 'Chez moi' was the place your parents came from, or maybe even the region of your parents' parents. The food you ate at Christmas, your favorite kind of cheese, your best childhood memories of summer vacation -- all of these derived from 'chez moi.' And even if you had never lived there, 'chez moi' was knitted into your identity; it colored the way you viewed the world and the way the world viewed you.”
― Ann Mah, The Lost Vintage

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“Instead, we have simply readjusted our limits of tolerance.”
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