{"product_id":"the-recipe-club-paperback","title":"The Recipe Club - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Andrea Israel and Nancy Garfinkel have written an absorbing novel that reflects the wisdom of MFK Fisher, namely that there is no separating food and dining from family and friends. . . . A satisfying meal for both body and soul. -- Sara Moulton\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLoyalty, loss, and the ties that bind: These are the ingredients of \u003cem\u003eThe Recipe Club\u003c\/em\u003e, a \"novel cookbook\" that combines an authentic story of friendship with more than eighty delicious recipes.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLifelong friends Lilly and Val are united as much by their differences as by their similarities. In childhood, \"LillyPad\" and \"ValPal\" form an exclusive two-person club, writing intimate letters in which they share hopes, fears, deepest secrets . . . and recipes--from Lilly's \"Lovelorn Lasagna\" to Valerie's \"Forgiveness Tapenade.\" The Recipe Club sustains Lilly and Val's bond across the decades: through the challenges of independence, the joys and heartbreaks of first love, and the emotional complexities of family relationships, identity, mortality, and goals deferred--until the fateful day when an act of kindness becomes an unforgivable betrayal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLoyalty, loss, and the ties that bind: These are the ingredients of \u003cem\u003eThe Recipe Club\u003c\/em\u003e, a novel cookbook that combines an authentic story of friendship with more than eighty delicious recipes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLifelong friends Lilly and Val are united as much by their differences as by their similarities. In childhood, LillyPad and ValPal form an exclusive two-person club, writing intimate letters in which they share hopes, fears, deepest secrets . . . and recipes--from Lilly's Lovelorn Lasagna to Valerie's Forgiveness Tapenade. The Recipe Club sustains Lilly and Val's bond across the decades: through the challenges of independence, the joys and heartbreaks of first love, and the emotional complexities of family relationships, identity, mortality, and goals deferred--until the fateful day when an act of kindness becomes an unforgivable betrayal.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003eGiulia Melucci, author of \u003cem\u003eI Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLoyalty, loss, and the ties that bind: These are the ingredients of \u003cem\u003eThe Recipe Club\u003c\/em\u003e, a \"novel cookbook\" that combines an authentic story of friendship with more than eighty delicious recipes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLifelong friends Lilly and Val are united as much by their differences as by their similarities. In childhood, \"LillyPad\" and \"ValPal\" form an exclusive two-person club, writing intimate letters in which they share hopes, fears, deepest secrets . . . and recipes--from Lilly's \"Lovelorn Lasagna\" to Valerie's \"Forgiveness Tapenade.\" The Recipe Club sustains Lilly and Val's bond across the decades: through the challenges of independence, the joys and heartbreaks of first love, and the emotional complexities of family relationships, identity, mortality, and goals deferred--until the fateful day when an act of kindness becomes an unforgivable betrayal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369174040799,"sku":"9780061992292","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/yIgYbOHwUy9780061992292.webp?v=1789139285","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/the-recipe-club-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}