Bold Fork Book Club: THE THICK AND THE LEAN by Chana Porter

Join us in the shop for a night of conversation led by a Bold Fork Books staff member to discuss THE THICK AND THE LEAN by Chana Porter. We'll do a deep dive into the book and invite you-- if you are so moved-- to cook something inspired by the book and bring it to share. It's never required-- but always embraced. ABOUT THE THICK AND THE LEAN In Chana Porter’s “decadent and richly imagined” novel, an aspiring chef, a cyberthief, and a kitchen maid each break free of a society that wants to constrain them.In the quaint religious town of Seagate, abstaining from food brings one closer to God. But Beatrice Bolano is hungry. She craves the forbidden: butter, flambé, marzipan. As Seagate takes increasingly extreme measures to regulate every calorie its citizens consume, Beatrice must make a choice: give up her passion for cooking or leave the only community she has known.Elsewhere, Reiko Rimando has left her modest roots for a college tech scholarship in the big city. A flawless student, s