Two stories, one from 1972 and one from 2012, are joined together by a handmade kitchen table.
Joan, a young mother, is diagnosised with breast cancer which spreads to her lungs. She and her husband journey through the difficult days by supporting each other. Her husband discovers that he needs God and turns to him. During these days he attempts to build a kitchen table.
Forty years later Lauren, a newly expectant mother, purchases a kitchen table. Inside the table drawer she discovers handwritten recipes. Growing up in the foster care system, she never learned to cook. She teaches herself how to cook via the mentorship of the anonymous recipe writer. Through clues within the comments on the recipes, she attempts to find the recipe owner.
This book was a "light" read, a Hallmark-type book with the perfect ending. A beach read, vacation read when you want to give your brain a break. A lot of the space was given to recipe directions/ingredients within the narrative. The author includes complete recipes in the back.
-Borrowed from the library.
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