Elsie,
I have the Kindle edition of this and have enjoyed every minute of reading it. However due to circumstances beyond my control I have not yet cooked anything from it. I do not think it would meet anyone's requirements for something they might consider "authentic" whatever you consider that word to mean. But if you are looking for a wide variety of what appeared to be very tasty dishes then I think you will get some joy out of this book. I hate commenting on a book that I have not yet cooked from but there it is.