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Hardcover:
9780061992308 | Harpercollins, December 1, 2014, cover price $24.99
Paperback:
9780061992292 | Reprint edition (Perennial, September 21, 2010), cover price $15.99
Lilly and Val are lifelong friends, united as much by their differences as by their similarities. Lilly, dramatic and confident, lives in the shadow of her beautiful, wayward mother and craves the attention of her distant, disapproving father. Val, shy and idealisticâand surprisingly ambitiousâstruggles with her desire to break free from her demanding housebound mother and a father whose dreams never seem to come true. In childhood, âLillyPadâ and âValpalâ vow to form an exclusive two-person club. Throughout the decades they write intimate letters in which they share hopes, fears, deepest secretsâand recipes, from Lillyâs âLovelorn Lasagnaâ to Valerieâs âForgiveness Tapenade.â Readers can cook along as the girls travel through time, facing the challenges of independence; the joys and heartbreaks of first love; and the emotional complexities of family relationships, identity, mortality, and goals deferred. But no matter what different paths they take or what misunderstandings threaten to break them apart, Lilly and Val always find their way back together through their Recipe Club . . . until the fateful day when an act of kindness becomes an unforgivable betrayal. Now, decades later, while trying to recapture the trust theyâve lost, Lilly and Val reunite once moreâonly to uncover a shocking secret. Will it destroy their friendship, or bring them ever closer? EDITORIAL REVIEWS âFood and love without the schmaltz and warm fuzzies is what kept me turning the pages of this book. Yes, there are recipes, nostalgic and good ones, but the fascination is in how they mark the years of a childhood friendship struggling to become a life long one. If youâre lucky enough to have that one true best friend, youâll find all the love, prickliness, laughter, blood curdling honesty, and joy here.â âLynne Rossetto Kasper, host of The Splendid Table®, public radioâs food show from American Public Media âIâve been to many combat zones, so I kn ow a real fight when I see oneâand the characters in this book pull no punches. But what surprised me is how their conflict is just as engaging as their crazy humor and deep affection for each other. This book perfectly combines my two favorite things in the world: fiction and food. It's a great read.ââBob Woodruff, ABC News anchor and journalist âI found elements of every one of my own friendships in the 40-year relationship between Lilly and Val, the heroines of this delicious and delightful novel. I also discovered heaps of recipes that I canât wait to try out. Authors Andrea Israel and Nancy Garfinkel bring to life the joys as well as the disappointments inherent in attachments between women, and the power of food to sustain intimacy when those bonds are strained. I nodded in recognition as I hungrily devoured this satisfying and surprising story.ââGiulia Melucci, author of I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti âTHE RECIPE CLUB is an extraordinary culinary fiction creationâa main dish consisting of a tender and poignant tale of love and friendship, served up with tasty sides of wonderful recipes. This is more than comfort food, itâs haute literary cuisine.ââIsaiah Sheffer, host of National Public Radioâs Selected Shorts: A Celebration of the Short Story âThis moving story, about two close friends connecting and reconnecting through food and cooking, contains on e of my favorite lines written to date: âSo, how do you fix a broken heart? Maybe with ricotta cheese.âââTanya Steel, editor-in-chief of Epicurious.com and co-author of Real Food for Healthy Kids âTHE RECIPE CLUB takes readers on an epistolary journey that is as appetizing as it is thought-provoking. Family secrets, lifelong friendships, and various appetizers, entrees, and desserts are blended together into a rich tale that will warm hearts as much as it tantalizes the tastebuds.ââJennifer Cody Epstein, author of The Painter from Shanghai âAndrea 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. No wonder, then, that THE RECIPE CLUB struck me as a satisfying meal for both body and soul.ââSara Moulton Host of Public Televisionâs Saraâs Weeknight Meals and executive chef, Gourmet Magazine ABOUT THE AUTHORS Andrea Israel is a producer/writer for ABCâs Focus Earth. She was a producer/writer on Anderson Cooper 360, Dateline, and Good Morning America (which garnered her an Emmy Award). Her story In Donaldâs Eyes was recently optioned for a film. Ms. Israel is the author of Taking Tea. Her writing has appeared in many publications. Nancy Garfinkel is co-author of The Wine Loverâs Guide to the Wine Country: The Best of Napa, Sonoma, and Mendocino (Chronicle Books, 2005). A creative strategist, design consultant, writer, and editor for magazine, corporate, and non-profit clients, she has won a host of graphic arts and editorial merit awards. She has written extensively about food and graphic arts.
Hardcover:
9780061992193, titled "The Recipe Club: A Tale of Food and Friendship" | Harpercollins, November 24, 2009, cover price $24.99
9780982349205, titled "The Recipe Club: A Tale of Food and Friendship" | Consortium Book Sales & Dist, October 15, 2009, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Lilly and Val are lifelong friends, united as much by their differences as by their similarities.
Miscellaneous:
9780061994388, titled "The Recipe Club: A Tale of Food and Friendship" | Harpercollins, December 8, 2009, cover price $11.99
Paperback:
9780811842426 | Chronicle Books Llc, May 5, 2005, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: A detailed tour of the finest wine-related sites throughout Napa, Sonoma, and Mendocino counties offers a selective resource for wine connoisseurs that describes the best places to taste, tour, shop, and learn about wine.
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