Stir-Fried Memories
Acclaimed writer, Cherise Wyneken serves up tasty morsels that appeal to a variety of interests. Her collection of essays and memories combined much like a tasty stir-fried meal, heaped with flavor through humor, travel, childhood, sickness, family and more. With a voice that is warm, witty, and utterly authentic, Wyneken takes readers on a journey through decades of lived experience — from kitchen tables to foreign shores, from moments of grief to bursts of unexpected laughter. Stir-Fried Memories is a feast for the heart and a celebration of the ordinary moments that make up an extraordinary life.
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Reader Reviews
"Cherise Wyneken has a gift for making you feel like you're sitting across the table from her. Warm, funny, and deeply moving."
— Ruth C.
"The travel essays alone are worth the price of the book. But the family stories are what stayed with me."
— Arthur P.
"I laughed, I cried, I called my mother. This book is a treasure."
— Mildred J.
"Wyneken writes the way the best storytellers talk — like every word was chosen just for you. A rare and delightful read."
— Clarence V.
"I recognized so much of my own life in these pages. That is the mark of a truly great writer."
— Edna F.
"The humor is perfectly balanced with the heart. You finish each essay feeling both lighter and fuller."
— Bernard T.