Stacey Ballis cooks up a delicious broth of a novel about a woman whose perfect life falls apart in spectacular fashion--leaving her with a house to restore, an antique cookbook (but no cooking talent), and one very unhappy schnauzer.
She is a contributing author to three nonfiction anthologies: Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys, Everything I Needed to Know About Being a Girl I Learned from Judy Blume, and Living Jewishly.. "With the perfect blend of humor and heart, Ballis\'s writing is powerfully honest and genuinely hilarious."--Jen Lancaster INCLUDES RECIPESAbout the Author: Stacey Ballis is the author of ten foodie novels: Inappropriate Men, Sleeping Over, Room for Improvement, The Spinster Sisters, Good Enough to Eat, Off the Menu, Out to Lunch, Recipe for Disaster, Wedding Girl, and How to Change a Life.
Slowly, with the help of some delicious food and Emma\'s life lessons, Anneke begins to realize that, just like a flawless recipe, she\'s been waiting for the right ingredients to cook up a perfect life all along...
But at the first step into the house\'s overhaul, Anneke is sidetracked when she discovers a mysterious leather-bound book, long hidden away, filled with tempting recipes and steamy secrets from Gemma Ditmore-Smythe, the cook for the house\'s original owners.
In need of a new start, she packs up her disgruntled schnauzer and moves into her half-finished home, where she throws her pent-up frustration--and what little savings she has--into finishing the renovation.
Until Anneke\'s charmed existence falls apart when she loses both her job and her future husband in one terrible day.
She has a beautiful historic house to restore and a loving fianc who cooks like a dream.
But, despite her flaws, Anneke\'s life is close to perfect.
To an outside observer, Anneke Stroudt is a mess--her shirts are stained, her fingernails stubby, her language colorful.
For fans of Jen Lancaster, Jennifer Weiner, and Emily Giffin.
Stacey Ballis cooks up a delicious broth of a novel about a woman whose perfect life falls apart in spectacular fashion--leaving her with a house to restore, an antique cookbook (but no cooking talent), and one very unhappy schnauzer
