See Scott Korb's review of Sara Miles' Take This Bread, above. When Miles sent me galleys for the book months ago, I was certain I wouldn't have much use for it. It's about Miles' life as a cook, and I don't like books about cooking; and about her conversion to Christianity, and conversion stories are usually more interesting as data than as narrative; and about Miles' leftist Christian faith, and, much as I admire such faith, it's usually too earnest for prose. I was the worst possible audience for this book -- and I thought it was beautiful. Here's an excerpt at Killing the Buddha.