Food, family, and secrets combine in Cathy Lamb\'s emotional and deeply honest novel 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 .
Now it\'s Olivia\'s turn to find healing--and determine where her home and her heart truly belong..
Generations of women have shared these recipes, offering strength and nourishment to each other and their loved ones.
Even more surprising is the family history Olivia is uncovering, and her own reemerging ties to Montana, and to Jace.
The project is messy, real--and an unintended hit with viewers.
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.
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.
In between the pages are intriguing mementos, including a feather, a pressed rose, a charm, and unfamiliar photographs.
The recipes are written in different hands and in different languages. or tears. . .
Some have been smeared by water .
Its pages are stained and torn, their edges scorched by flame.
Back temporarily to protect her almost-adopted daughters from their biological mother, she discovers an old, handwritten cookbook in the attic.
Two years ago, Olivia Martindale left behind her Montana hometown and her husband, Jace, certain it was the best decision for both of them.
Food, family, and secrets combine in Cathy Lamb\'s emotional and deeply honest novel 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
