Mar 11 – Funny, whimsical, philosophical, and heartbreaking, Barn 8 ultimately asks: What constitutes meaningful action in a world so in need of change?
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Lessons in Chemistry – Feb 12
Feb 12 – Laugh-out-loud funny, shrewdly observant, and studded with a dazzling cast of supporting characters, Lessons in Chemistry is as original and vibrant as its protagonist.
The Telling Room – Feb 14
Feb 14 – In the picturesque village of Guzmán, Spain, in a cave dug into a hillside on the edge of town, an ancient door leads to a cramped limestone chamber known as “the telling room.”
Kitchens of the Great Midwest – Nov 9
Nov 9 – Kitchens of the Great Midwest is a novel about a young woman with a once-in-a-generation palate who becomes the iconic chef behind the country’s most coveted dinner reservation.
Cinnamon and Gunpowder – Oct 13
Oct 13 – Cinnamon and Gunpowder is a swashbuckling epicure’s adventure simmered over a surprisingly touching love story—with a dash of the strangest, most delightful cookbook never written.
A Thousand Days in Tuscany – Feb 9
Feb 9 – A Thousand Days in Tuscany is set in one of the most beautiful places on earth–and tucked into its fragrant corners are luscious recipes (including one for the only true bruschetta) directly from the author’s private collection.
The Last Chinese Chef – Dec 9
Dec – The Last Chinese Chef is an alluring novel of friendship, love, and cuisine that brings the best-selling author of Lost in Translation and A Cup of Light to one of the great Chinese subjects: food.
The Kitchen Daughter – Feb
Feb 13 – Julie & Julia meets Jodi Picoult in Kitchen Daughter, a poignant and delectable novel with recipes, chronicling one woman’s journey of self-discovery at the stove.
Book of Unholy Mischief – Feb 13
Feb 13 – The Book of Unholy Mischief delights the senses and breathes fresh life into an age defined by intellectual revival and artistic vibrancy.
Blackberry Wine – Oct 18
Blackberry Wine relies on Harris’ typical split-narrative technique, and follows two separate timelines, one set in present-day France, one set in Yorkshire twenty years ago, during a pivotal time in the protagonist’s life.
Delicious – Feb 15
Ruth Reichl illuminates the theme of how food defines us in her dazzling fiction debut, Delicious, about sisters, family ties and a young woman who must finally let go of guilt and grief to embrace her own true gifts.
Heartburn – Jan 11
Heartburn, a sidesplitting tale about the breakup of the perfect marriage, is a sinfully delicious novel, as soul-satisfying as mashed potatoes and as airy as a perfect soufflé.
Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy
Frances Mayes opens the door to a wondrous new world when she buys and restores an abandoned villa in the spectacular Tuscan countryside.
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Pomegranate Soup, A Novel
In part this novel is about the clash of cultures and inherent suspicion about what is different. It is equally about the power of hope and the unifying role of food and the role of the senses in life.
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