The Theoretical Foot
Written by the actual M.F.K. Fisher, this posthumously released book is the one to read after The Arrangement. The unpublished manuscript was discovered in 2012, neatly packed away in a red box in a literary agent’s office. It’s not a biography, but it is inspired by real events from her life—specifically her affair with Dillwyn Parrish—the man who was to become her second husband. In true M.F.K. style, the story is marked by food experiences, each a metaphor for her hunger for life.