title: Voracious: A Hungry Reader Cooks Her Way through Great Books
author:  Cara Nicoletti 
description: "<i>Voracious</i> is charming, poignant, and mouthwatering-a book for anyone who has craved a meal in a novel. Cara Nicoletti's writing captures the nourishment of literature and all the magical and tempting ways food and books enrich our lives."<b><i><b>Kate Christensen, author of <i>Blue Plate Special </i>and<i> The Great Man</i></b></i></b><br /><br />"Nothing is more comforting than getting to know a new friend through their stories and their food. With Cara Nicoletti's book, I'm certain I have a new friend in her."<b><i><b>Joy Wilson, author of <i>Joy the Baker: Homemade Decadence</i></b></i></b><br /><br />"<i>Voracious</i> satisfies two powerful appetites: for great food and for great books. We come to know Cara and her family as she digs into the lives of beloved authors-Homer, Melville, Woolf, Tartt-and discovers the best techniques for making donuts and braising lamb in wine. Her debut is a feast: warm, big-hearted, and inviting."<b><i><b>Nina MacLaughlin, author of <i>Hammer Head</i></b></i></b><br /><br />"As inviting as a bowl of homemade chocolate pudding. . . . Nicoletti turns both reading and cooking into eagerly anticipated visceral experiences."<b><i><i>Publishers Weekly </i>(starred review)</i></b><br /><br />"A pleasure for hungry readers."<b><i><i>Kirkus Reviews</i></i></b><br /><br />"It's not the type of book you'll ever want to put down.... But more than this, <i>Voracious</i> functions as a remarkably fresh take on coming-of-age."<b><i><i>National Post</i></i></b>
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  ABOUT THIS BOOK
  
  
  Marinka dreams of a normal life, where her house stays in one place long
  enough for her to make friends. But her house has chicken legs and moves on
  without warning.
  
  
  For Marinka’s grandmother is Baba Yaga, who guides spirits between this world
  and the next. Marinka longs to change her destiny and sets out to break free
  from her grandmother’s footsteps, but her house has other ideas…
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  PRAISE FOR
  
  
  THE HOUSE WITH CHICKEN LEGS
  
  
  “A bold and beautifully-built adventure, Anderson’s storytelling transported
  me from the very first chapter.”  
  
  
  Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Girl of Ink and Stars “Filled with
  warmth and spun from gossamer threads of magic. I loved it!”  
  
  
  Peter Bunzl, author of Cogheart “[A] delicious, exquisite tale.”  
  
  
  Emma Carroll, author of Letters from the Lighthouse
  
  
  “A spellbinding tale, beautifully told and full of heart. Pure magic.”  
  
  
  Claire Fayers, author of The Accidental Pirates “A début that had me re