Recipes for Sad Women

By Hector Abad

No one knows the recipe for happiness – and yet Héctor Abad has given us a whole volume. His recipes, at times bizarre, at times wise, can cure almost anything – although the ingredients are not always easy to come by. "Cauliflower in the mist" is protection against melancholy, seasoned with salty tears; and the right preparation of lobster and cutlet can have extraordinary effects on the human mind.
With subtle wit and irony, Abad gives practical advice on how to eschew sadness, attract joy and retain delight.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
• Release date: Jul 3, 2012
• ISBN: 9781908968234

Hector Abad

Héctor Abad is one of Colombia’s leading writers. Born in 1958, he grew up in Medellín, where he studied medicine, philosophy, and journalism. After being expelled from university for writing a defamatory text against the Pope, he moved to Italy before returning to his homeland in 1987. He is the author of Oblivion.