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A dual narrative in which a woman finds a cookbook buried in the basement of her new home and becomes captivated with the cookbook's previous owner, a 1950s housewife. Dissatisfied with her own life, she becomes absorbed in learning the story--and the secrets--of the last woman who lived in her house.
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"The adult Blaire children, Lizzie, George, and Ruth, convene for a weekend visit in New Hampshire at the behest of their father, Murray. The Blaire children carry with them a host of issues, but perhaps the biggest one is that it has been more than 30 years since the accident that took their mother, Lillian, and brother, Daniel, from them. When a beloved keepsake of Lillian's, a Fannie Farmer cookbook, is discovered ruined, it is considered a travesty....
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"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. For fans of Jen Lancaster, Jennifer Weiner, and Emily Giffin. To an outside observer, Anneke Stroudt is a mess-her shirts are stained, her fingernails stubby, her language colorful. But, despite her flaws, Anneke's life...
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Following her victory over her evil Aunt Lily and winning back her family's magic cookbook, Rosemary Bliss is kidnapped by the Mostess Corporation and made to use her magic to create new recipes for some of the world's favorite snacks. The problem is the International Society of the Rolling Pin and their plan to use Rose's recipes to take over the world. Rose will have none of that.
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Evil Aunt Lily stole the Bliss family's magical Cookery Booke, and now Rosemary Bliss swears to beat Aunt Lily in an international baking contest to win the prize book back. The only problem is Lily has the book, which has magical recipes, and her magical ingredients give her an edge in any contest. The only way to win against a magic recipe is to find one of their own, and so Rose, her grandfather, a talking cat and mouse, and her brothers, find...
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"MUST LOVE BUTTER: The Cookbook Club is now open to members. Foodies come join us! No diets! No skipping dessert! Margo Everson sees the call out for the cookbook club and knows she's found her people. Recently dumped by her self-absorbed husband, who frankly isn't much of a loss, she has little to show for her marriage but his 'parting gift'--a dilapidated old farm house--and a collection of well-loved cookbooks. Aja Alexander just hopes her new-found...