Book Review: 'Be Ready When The Luck Happens'

About this episode

Joan Baum reviews Ina Garten's memoir, highlighting themes of grit and perseverance over luck.

In her new memoir, Be Ready When The Luck Happens, Ina Garten reflects on her 77 years of life, love, work, and her creative concoctions from the kitchen. WSHU’s Book Critic Joan Baum read it and said Ina Garten’s life reveals more grit and perseverance than luck.

People in this episode

Host: Joan Baum

Topics covered

• memoir
• life story
• perseverance
• cooking
• book review

Keywords

• Ina Garten
• memoir
• book review
• cooking
• life lessons

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