From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home

From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A poignant and transporting cross-cultural love story set against the lush backdrop of the Sicilian countryside, where one woman discovers the healing powers of food, family, and unexpected grace in her darkest hour.

It was love at first sight when Tembi met professional chef, Saro, on a street in Florence. There was just one problem: Saroâ€™s traditional Sicilian family did not approve of him marrying a black American woman, an actress no less. However, the couple, heartbroken but undeterred, forges on. They build a happy life in Los Angeles, with fulfilling careers, deep friendships and the love of their lives: a baby girl they adopt at birth. Eventually, they reconcile with Saroâ€™s family just as he faces a formidable cancer that will consume all their dreams.

From Scratch chronicles three summers Tembi spends in Sicily with her daughter, Zoela, as she begins to piece together a life without her husband in his tiny hometown hamlet of farmers. Where once Tembi was estranged from Saroâ€™s family and his origins, now she finds solace and nourishmentâ€”literally and spirituallyâ€”at her mother in lawâ€™s table. In the Sicilian countryside, she discovers the healing gifts of simple fresh food, the embrace of a close knit community, and timeless traditions and wisdom that light a path forward. All along the way she reflects on her and Saroâ€™s incredible romanceâ€”an indelible love story that leaps off the pages.

In Sicily, it is said that every story begins with a marriage or a deathâ€”in Tembi Lockeâ€™s case, it is both. Her story is about loss, but itâ€™s really about love found. Her story is about travel, but itâ€™s really about finding a home. It is about food, but itâ€™s really about chasing flavor as an act of remembrance. From Scratch is for anyone who has dared to reach for big love, fought for what mattered most, and needed a powerful reminder that life isâ€¦delicious.
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 16 recipes
ReleaseDate 2019-04-30
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781501187650

Country	USA
Brand	Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer	Simon & Schuster
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	16 recipes
ReleaseDate	2019-04-30
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781501187650

From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home

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