Description: Recently divorced, Grace D'Angelo has moved from her Midwestern roots to Los Angeles with her daughter in an attempt to start over. But Grace's best friend Leeza is dying of cancer back in New London, Wisconsin, and when Leeza succumbs to the illness, it is a bittersweet reminder that you don't get a second chance at life. The ghosts of Grace's past andpresent converge at Leeza's funeral, including her ex-husband and a wealthy flame from high school, both of whom reignite old feelings and conflicts. But the biggest complication of all is her relationship with her own mother and an heirloom recipe box that holds a life-shattering secret.
Brief description:
Sandra Lee is an Emmy-winning and internationally acclaimed expert in all things kitchen and home. She has predicted and changed the trajectory of American lifestyle with her signature "smart and simple" philosophy. She is the host of Food Network's Sandra's Money Saving Meals and Semi-Homemade Cooking, a veteran program on the network in its fifteenth season, as well as the host of HGTV's Sandra Lee Celebrates, a series of holiday primetime specials. Sandra has launched several lines of home, garden, and craft products and produced a successful DIY home improvement series. Her new home products line, Sandra by Sandra Lee, launched at Sears and Kmart in spring 2012. Since 2002 Sandra has written more than twenty cookbooks and a memoir, Made from Scratch, which all together have sold over four million copies.
Review Quotes:
"[A] heartwarming tale of a mother and daughter who are facing real-life problems and show the courage and determination to confront them, along with some clever details that flesh out the story in unique, surprising ways. Fans of Lee will likely find this a fun, quirky addition to her eclectic media presence."
-- "Kirkus Reviews"