On the next KTEP Book Club on Perspectives, we'll visit with J. Ryan Stradal, whose acclaimed novel KITCHENS OF THE GREAT MIDWEST tells the touching and hilarious story of Eva Thorvald’s triumph over a difficult childhood to become the woman with a once-in-a-generation palate behind the most sought-after dinner reservation in the country.
Told in chapters—one for each of the most influential ingredients in her life—KITCHENS OF THE GREAT MIDWEST weaves together the perspectives of eight people in Eva Thorvald’s orbit with the bake-offs, eating contests and potluck dinners that shaped her story of pain, spirit, and resilience.
Aired July 17, 2016