Simply From Scratch

Name: Simply From Scratch
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4 (1 reviews)
Author: Alicia Bessette
ISBN: 9781449843373

Author: Alicia Bessette

Narrator: Jodi Dick, Rich Orlow, Andrew Garman

Unabridged: 10 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 01/04/2011

Categories: Fiction

Synopsis

Debut author Alicia Bessette gently blends the lives of two characters to create a sure-to-please recipe of tender insights. When Rose-Ellen's husband dies, she is devastated. Her husband loved cooking, so now she refuses to do so-until she hears about a baking contest sponsored by celebrity chef Polly Pinch. In another part of the duplex where Rose-Ellen lives, nine-year-old Ingrid Knox is convinced that Polly Pinch is the mother she's never met. When chance brings Ingrid and Rose-Ellen together, they form a friendship that changes their lives.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Joann on July 10, 2014

3.5 stars......all I could think about at the end was "what about the dog!?!"......more

Goodreads review by Matthew on March 23, 2011

Beautiful novel written by a beautiful person.......more

Goodreads review by Lara on February 18, 2019

Fluffy, love a plot about baking, don't know why the dog had to go missing......more

Goodreads review by Evan on September 12, 2010

Alicia Bessette's debut marries a big social issue with an intimate story of mourning. From the opening page there's a sad edge to the humor found in Zell's narration that neatly highlights both the setting (a wintery Massachusetts's town) and the tenuous bonds between characters that once felt unit......more

Goodreads review by Suzanne on February 21, 2011

I'm exhausted and spent in a good way. This is the best book I have read in a long, long time and my first 5-star read this year. Though it sounds cliched, I can't think of a better way to say that I laughed out loud, I cried big weeping sobs at times, and laughed and cried simultaneously several ti......more