Spilling the Beans

by Clarissa Dixon Wright

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd (2007)

The book gives an insight into the author's affluent family life which was made very turbulent by the domination of her alcoholic, surgeon father.

She became a barrister and was the youngest person, age 21, to be called to the Bar. The death of her dear mother caused Clarissa so much grief that it led to a decade of over-indulgence during which she drank and partied away her entire, enormous inheritance. She also became homeless at one stage in her life. It was a long hard road to her recovery and it was cooking that brought her success as one half of the much loved TV partnership with Jennifer Pattison as 'Two Fat Ladies' as well as 'Clarissa and the Countryman'.

As well as being the author of 10 cookery books (the most recent being Sunday Roast), she is also passionate supporter of rural life and pursuits.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would read it again.

I would rate this book with 5*

Jean Lyons