Be Free

<p>I was called three names as I grew up - Petra then Nella then Nelly.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(249 249 249 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Each name marked a different chapter. But through them all ran one fierce appetite for freedom.</span></p><p></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(249 249 249 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Be Free</em><span style=background-color: rgba(249 249 249 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is part memoir part cookbook-the first in a series of three books about my life.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(249 249 249 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>In this book each personal recipe is intertwined with intimate stories about identity belonging and the freedom we create for ourselves.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(249 249 249 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>I hope that after reading this book you'll carry a piece of me with you in your heart-something you'll never forget.</span></p>