(Read by the author; Blackstone Audio; 10 CDs; 12.5 hours)
Lakshmi, a model, actress, cookbook author, and star of “Top Chef,” details her early life in India and America, her career, health issues, and a contentious marriage to author Salmon Rushdie. The result is an unevenly written memoir that doesn’t necessarily leave you thinking highly of her choices. Lakshmi, however, excels at slipping in and out of various accents and sounds so comfortable behind the mike that she could be chatting with a friend.
Grade: B
