By Lori Stevic-Rust, Ph.D.
GREEDY FOR LIFE:
“You will laugh, cry and cheer when reading this well-written and delectably intellectual memoir from Dr. Lori! Dr. Lori strikes an excellent balance in this work, complementing her astute, professional observations with her compassionate and deeply personal stories. I look forward to seeing more offerings like this from her in the future – perhaps every 5 or 10 years!”
“Dr. Lori Stevic-Rust’s grace, wisdom and wit as a storyteller allows us to lovingly embrace our own aging process. This memoir underscores the fact that age is but a number. You will get excited about growing older! Greedy for Life is a book to be read across generations. It will make you laugh, cry, and hug people that you don’t even like.”
“My culinary journey started with a love of people, family and particularly my sweet, sweet Nana Goodman! Even though she has passed, I am still comforted by her presence and wisdom anytime I step into the kitchen. I love the lessons that a grandmother teaches us in Greedy for Life.”
“Lori Stevic-Rust’s inspiring account of her grandmother’s lessons of love and living encourages us to nurture our own relationships across the generations and to hold them dear.”
Through reflections on the guidance of her one-hundred-year-old grandmother, national healthcare expert, Dr. Lori writes a powerful memoir on aging that is humorously told and sure to be warmly received by all generations. The personal life lessons shared in Greedy for Life, become a universal story of finding purpose and living with gratitude.
“After reading the first few pages of “Greedy For Life” I felt I was in the hands of a professional author who had a clear command of the language and a keen sense of storytelling. As the memoir unfolded the book felt like a nice Sunday read, a gentle telling of the author’s life of 50 years to date contrasted against the perspective of her grandmother of 100 years of age.
The fact that the author was a therapist led me to expect that she would impart some of her professional wisdom somewhere along the way as part of the commentary. I was not disappointed, and I am happy to say that the messages sprinkled throughout the story were not heavy-handed or preachy. The more I read the more I warmed to the author and her family which enabled me to reflect upon my own family circumstances. Everybody has a story to tell. This one began as a light read yet by the time I had finished I felt genuinely touched. Well done!”