Ripening Time
by
Patrice Gopo
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1546005390
ISBN-13
9781546005391
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Imprint
Center Street
Country of Manufacture
CN
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 15th, 2025
Print length
32 Pages
Weight
360 grams
Dimensions
23.80 x 24.40 x 1.40 cms
Product Classification:
Picture storybooksPersonal & social issues: family issues (Children's / Teenage)
Ksh 2,700.00
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This beautifully written and evocative story is a gorgeous depiction of how food can draw a parent and child together, and a touching reminder that some of the sweetest rewards in life are worth the wait.
Celebrate the power of food and create delicious, lasting memories with this poetic and playful exploration of the joy of waiting for, and finally sharing, fried plantains.
Mama steers the cart toward the produce section of the grocery store and picks up a bunch of green plantains. Thus begins a week of anxious anticipation as a young girl waits for mustard yellows to seep onto the unripe green peels. Creep. Creep. Seep. Green begins to turn to yellow. Creep. Creep. Seep. Black streaks appear. And finally, on Sunday, the frying pan sizzles and hisses, as Mama serves up the warm, sugary slices the young girl has waited for so long.
Much like there is sweet treasure hidden beneath the skin of a plantain, this beautifully written and evocative story reaches far beyond the act of preparing a favorite food. Ripening Time celebrates the way food and family entwine to connect us across generations—and serves as a touching reminder that some of the sweetest rewards in life are worth the wait.
Mama steers the cart toward the produce section of the grocery store and picks up a bunch of green plantains. Thus begins a week of anxious anticipation as a young girl waits for mustard yellows to seep onto the unripe green peels. Creep. Creep. Seep. Green begins to turn to yellow. Creep. Creep. Seep. Black streaks appear. And finally, on Sunday, the frying pan sizzles and hisses, as Mama serves up the warm, sugary slices the young girl has waited for so long.
Much like there is sweet treasure hidden beneath the skin of a plantain, this beautifully written and evocative story reaches far beyond the act of preparing a favorite food. Ripening Time celebrates the way food and family entwine to connect us across generations—and serves as a touching reminder that some of the sweetest rewards in life are worth the wait.
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