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From scratch, a memoir of love, Sicily, and finding home, Tembi Locke

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From scratch

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Tembi Locke

a memoir of love, Sicily, and finding home

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. This book chronicles three summers that the widowed author 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 Saro’s family and his origins, now she finds solace and nourishment—literally and spiritually—at her mother-in-law’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 Saro’s incredible romance. This story is about loss, but it’s really about love found. Her story is about travel, but it’s really about finding a home. It is about food, but it’s really about chasing flavor as an act of remembrance. It is for anyone who has dared to reach for big love, fought for what mattered most, and needed a powerful reminder that life is...delicious

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Memoir of love, Sicily, and finding home