Mallory M O'Connor

The Kitchen and the Studio: A Memoir of Food and Art is a cookbook, an art book, a memoir, and a love story. Artist John A. O'Connor and Art Historian Mallory M. O'Connor met at the University of California, Davis, in 1962. They were married in January 1963. From the beginning, they shared a passion for good food and wine that has continued for over sixty years.This book is both a memoir of their life together as artists and teachers and a collection of the special celebrations that they shared with a wide variety of guests over the years. The book includes more than one hundred recipes from their collection, each illustrated with John's original paintings. Every occasion has a story to tell about a time and a place when friends and family came together to share their lives, their passions, and their daily bread.In this unique love story of a creative couple who have always "lived the artist's life," John and Mallory O'Connor share their favorite special occasions and recipes along with the places and the people who made them memorable.

The Kitchen and the Studio: A Memoir of Food and Art is a cookbook, an art book, a memoir, and a love story. Artist John A. O'Connor and Art Historian Mallory M. O'Connor met at the University of California, Davis, in 1962. They were married in January 1963. From the beginning, they shared a passion for good food and wine that has continued for over sixty years.This book is both a memoir of their life together as artists and teachers and a collection of the special celebrations that they shared with a wide variety of guests over the years. The book includes more than one hundred recipes from their collection, each illustrated with John's original paintings. Every occasion has a story to tell about a time and a place when friends and family came together to share their lives, their passions, and their daily bread.In this unique love story of a creative couple who have always "lived the artist's life," John and Mallory O'Connor share their favorite special occasions and recipes along with the places and the people who made them memorable.

The descendants of three immigrant families must put aside a decade full of grievances to try to save the legacy of their ancestral home. "Filled with descriptions of the beauty and grace of some of the United States' greatest cities and areas, this] is a true American story. As it delves into the realities of the various divides Americans coped with in the sixties, readers will be rooting for O'Connor's . . . characters' whose] voices, personalities, and lifestyles are so unique, memorable, and engaging that it is nearly impossible to forget them." -From a review of American River: Tributaries by The Book Review Directory Book three of the American River Trilogy begins with the three families-the McPhalans, the Morales, and the Ashidas-in turmoil. Following Owen McPhalan's death, his daughter Kate has inherited Mockingbird Valley Ranch only to discover that the once profitable family business is no longer sustainable. Desperate to find a way to save Mockingbird, she struggles to formulate a plan. But she hasn't counted on the wrath of Dan Papadakis, Owen's former campaign manager, who is working behind the scenes to undermine her efforts. American River: Confluence is the culmination of a compelling historical drama about the lives, loves, triumphs and sacrifices of the descendants of three immigrant families who settled along California's American River, and who are called upon to put aside a decade full of grievances and betrayals to try to save the history and legacy of their ancestral home.

In the second book of the American River trilogy, a cavalcade of disastersboth personal and publicthreatens to overwhelm the scattered members of the McPhalan, Ashida, and Morales clans during the tumultuous 1960s. Katestill mourning the death of her brother, Julianfinds herself torn between her love for Carl, now a celebrated conductor who is looking for career opportunities on the East Coast, and her devotion to the West and especially the family ranch at Mockingbird. Also, while attending a music festival in Venice, Italy, she meets Stefan Molnar, a renowned concert pianist, who has become her sister Alexs mentor (and lover). As Kate and Stefans unintentional relationship grows, complications multiply. Meanwhile, Tommy Ashida, now studying in Japan, falls in love with Emiko Namura, the beautiful, sheltered daughter of a Tokyo businessman. He hopes she holds the key to understanding his Japanese heritage, but will that knowledge lead to happiness or something darker? Determined to make her mark in the male-dominated art world, Kates mother, Marian, decides to move to New York while Kates father, Owen, becomes involved in local politics. When he is elected to the California Assembly, he finds himself in direct opposition to Jorge Morales, Carls father. Alliances fray, relationships dissolve, divisive secrets are revealed, and promises are broken as the members of three California families struggle to salvage their shattered dreams. Set against the natural beauty of Northern California, OConnor weaves a complex tapestry of interrelationships and betrayals that captures the mood and resonance of a decade that began in innocence and ended in despair. American River: Currents, Book Two of the American River Trilogy, is filled with passionate and resolute characters who refuse to let go of their unique visions of successeven as lifes tumultuous currents threaten to sweep them all away.