Search: A Novel by Michelle Huneven
“Delectable. . . Huneven treats us to a savory plot that blends spiritual yearnings with earthly pleasures. Forks out!” —Oprah Daily From critically acclaimed, award-winning author Michelle Huneven, a sharp and funny novel of a congregational search committee, told as a memoir with recipes Dana Potowski is a restaurant critic and food writer and a longtime member of a progressive Unitarian Universalist congregation in Southern California. Just as she’s finishing the book tour for her latest bestseller, Dana is asked to join the church search committee for a new minister. Under pressure to find her next book idea, she agrees, and resolves to secretly pen a memoir, with recipes, about the experience. That memoir, Search , follows the travails of the committee and their candidates—and becomes its own media sensation. Dana had good material to work with: the committee is a wide-ranging mix of Unitarian Universalist congregants, and their candidates range from a baker and microbrew master/pastor to a reverend who identifies as both a witch and an environmental warrior. Ultimately, the committee faces a stark choice between two very different paths forward for the congregation. Although she may have been ambivalent about joining the committee, Dana finds that she cares deeply about the fate of this institution and she will fight the entire committee, if necessary, to win the day for her side. This wry and wise tale will speak to anyone who has ever gone searching, and James Beard Award–winning author Michelle Huneven’s food writing and recipes add flavor to the delightful journey. Read more
Being a Unitarian Universalist myself and familiar with some of the church's inner workings, I was looking forward to reading this book. I was not disappointed. To me, many of the characters as well as the ""search" politics feel familiar. The added recipes are a nice bonus.
Publisher -> Penguin Press (April 26, 2022) Language -> English Hardcover -> 400 pages ISBN-10 -> 059330005X ISBN-13 -> 978-0593300053 Item Weight -> 1.39 pounds Dimensions -> 6.46 x 1.23 x 9.53 inches Best Sellers Rank: #9,202 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #9 in Cooking Humor #24 in Comedic Dramas & Plays #35 in Humorous American Literature
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