{"product_id":"from-scratch-a-memoir-of-love-sicily-and-finding-home-9781501187667","title":"From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home","description":"\u003cb\u003eNow a limited Netflix series starring Zoe Saldana!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eThis Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller is \"a captivating story of love lost and found\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e) set in the lush Sicilian countryside, where one woman discovers the healing powers of food, family, and unexpected grace in her darkest hours.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt was love at first sight when actress Tembi met professional chef, Saro, on a street in Florence. There was just one problem: Saro's traditional Sicilian family did not approve of his marrying a black American woman. However, the couple, heartbroken but undeterred, forged on. They built a happy life in Los Angeles, with fulfilling careers, deep friendships, and the love of their lives: a baby girl they adopted at birth. Eventually, they reconciled with Saro's family just as he faced a formidable cancer that would consume all their dreams. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom Scratch \u003c\/i\u003echronicles three summers Tembi spends in Sicily with her daughter, Zoela, as she begins to piece together a life without her husband in his tiny hometown hamlet of farmers. Where once Tembi was estranged from Saro's family, now she finds solace and nourishment--literally and spiritually--at her mother-in-law's table. In the Sicilian countryside, she discovers the healing gifts of simple fresh food, the embrace of a close knit community, and timeless traditions and wisdom that light a path forward. All along the way she reflects on her and Saro's romance--an incredible love story that leaps off the pages. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Sicily, it is said that every story begins with a marriage or a death--in Tembi Locke's case, it is both. \"Locke's raw and heartfelt memoir will uplift readers suffering from the loss of their own loved ones\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e), but her story is also about love, finding a home, and chasing flavor as an act of remembrance. \u003ci\u003eFrom Scratch \u003c\/i\u003eis for anyone who has dared to reach for big love, fought for what mattered most, and those who needed a powerful reminder that life is...delicious.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLocke, Tembi:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Tembi Locke is an accomplished actor who has appeared in over sixty television shows and films, including \u003ci\u003eThe Magicians\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNCIS: LA\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAnimal Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDumb and Dumber To\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also a TEDx speaker. Her talk, \u003ci\u003eWhat Forty Steps Taught Me About Love and Grief\u003c\/i\u003e, traces her journey as a cancer caregiver. She is the creative voice behind \u003ci\u003eThe Kitchen Widow\u003c\/i\u003e, an online grief support community that has received mentions in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian.\u003c\/i\u003e The author of \u003ci\u003eFrom Scratch\u003c\/i\u003e, she lives in Los Angeles with her young daughter, but can be found each summer on the island of Sicily.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50592961691922,"sku":"9781501187667","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_75626a1e-90ce-4763-9eb7-b052c4f382ac.jpg?v=1732109301","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/from-scratch-a-memoir-of-love-sicily-and-finding-home-9781501187667","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}