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Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir

Written by:
Ina Garten
Narrated by:
Ina Garten

Unabridged Audiobook

Ratings
Book
46
Narrator
17
Release Date
October 1, 2024
Duration
8 hours 47 minutes
Summary
In her long-awaited memoir, Ina Garten—aka the Barefoot Contessa, author of thirteen bestselling cookbooks, beloved Food Network personality, Instagram sensation, and cultural icon—shares her personal story with readers hungry for a seat at her table.
 
Here, for the first time, Ina Garten presents an intimate, entertaining, and inspiring account of her remarkable journey. Ina’s gift is to make everything look easy, yet all her accomplishments have been the result of hard work, audacious choices, and exquisite attention to detail. In her unmistakable voice (no one tells a story like Ina), she brings her past and her process to life in a high-spirited and no-holds-barred memoir that chronicles decades of personal challenges, adventures (and misadventures) and unexpected career twists, all delivered with her signature combination of playfulness and purpose.
 
From a difficult childhood to meeting the love of her life, Jeffrey, and marrying him while still in college, from a boring bureaucratic job in Washington, D.C., to answering an ad for a specialty food store in the Hamptons, from the owner of one Barefoot Contessa shop to author of bestselling cookbooks and celebrated television host, Ina has blazed her own trail and, in the meantime, taught millions of people how to cook and entertain. Now, she invites them to come closer to experience her story in vivid detail and to share the important life lessons she learned along the way: do what you love because if you love it you’ll be really good at it, swing for the fences, and always Be Ready When the Luck Happens.


* This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF of recipes and images from the book.
Reviews
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Anonymous

Great.!! Fascinating journey! From the heart. How do I download the recipes as I listened to the audio version?

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George G.

She's the best! Best cook and especially, best person. Jeffrey's pretty good too! Takes two to make a life.

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Mary S.

Thoroughly enjoyed this memoir and the narration by the author. Highly recommend!

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Eileen W.

Enjoyed the book!

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DeeAnn

Loved Ina’s story of her life and what she did to change it!! And I love that she narrated it!! Excellent and I would recommend it all of my friends!! Thank Ina for sharing your story!!

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Traci T.

Perfection

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Beverly S.

Loved the book…it was a great listen/page turner… Thanks Ina.

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Stacey S.

I thoroughly enjoyed this memoir by Ina. I respect her even more now than I already did. She’s a very hard working woman and an inspiration!

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