Christian Science Monitor: Starch-free protest → March 13, 2003 Laura Trippi “Ozeki balances intimate and global concerns perfectly...a winning mixture of wit and tenderness. It’s a jungle of a plot, a riot of literary species, sown with strains of deadly satire and heartrending tragedy - winding around kitchen table discussions about family duty and through the international debate on genetically modified food.” — Ron Charles, Christian Science Monitor March 13, 2003Christian Science MonitorStarch-free protestRon Charles.