No place I'd rather be / Cathy Lamb.
Food, family and secrets combine as one woman discovers the recipes and life lessons that have shaped her family's past, and could guide her toward a second chance at happiness.
Two years ago, Olivia Martindale left behind her Montana hometown and her husband, Jace, certain it was the best decision for both of them. Back temporarily to protect her almost-adopted daughters from their biological mother, she discovers an old, handwritten cookbook in the attic. Its pages are stained and torn, their edges scorched by flame. Some have been smeared by water . . . or tears. The recipes are written in different hands and in different languages. In between the pages are intriguing mementos, including a feather, a pressed rose, a charm, and unfamiliar photographs. Hoping the recipes will offer a window into her grandmother's closely guarded past, Olivia decides to make each dish, along with their favorite family cake recipes, and records her attempts. The result, like much of her life to date, involves a parade of near-disasters and chaotic appearances by her doctor mother, her blunt grandma, her short-tempered sister, and Olivia's two hilarious daughters. The project is messy, real and an unintended hit with viewers. Even more surprising is the family history Olivia is uncovering, and her own reemerging ties to Montana, and to Jace. Generations of women have shared these recipes, offering strength and nourishment to each other and their loved ones. Now it's Olivia s turn to find healing and determine where her home and her heart truly belong.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781496709813
- ISBN: 1496709810
- Physical Description: 407 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher: New York, NY : Kensington Books, published by Kensington Publishing Corp., [2017]
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Subject: | Cooking > Fiction. Families > Montana > Fiction. Family secrets > Fiction. Homecoming > Fiction. Cookbook > Fiction Grandparents > Fiction Recipes > Fiction. Second chances > Fiction. Self-realization in women > Fiction. Montana > Fiction. |
Genre: | Domestic fiction. |
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- 11 of 11 copies available at Sitka.
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Burns Lake Public Library | AF LAM (Text) | 35198000640202 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Bren Del Win Centennial Library | F Lamb (Text) | 36320000342956 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Kaslo and District Public Library | AF LAM (Text) | 35134000464285 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Portage la Prairie Regional Library | AF LAM (Text) | 3675000212190 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Salt Spring Island Public Library | FIC LAM (Text) | 33123009563793 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Shilo Community Library | F LAM (Text) | 36772000321960 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Dauphin | F LAM (Text) | 35419002769835 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Miami Library | F Lam (Text) | 35864002280798 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Ochre River | F LAM (Text) | 35419002769801 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Russell Library | AF LAM (Text) | 36730000174409 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |