Or, the simple-seeming but exquisite meals of pasta with ingredients plucked from the garden or from the sea moments before, make me crave the pasts dishes of Italy. The the details, like the subtleties of excellent olive oil - that pepper thing that happens at the back of your throat-brought back vivid memories. Having lived in Italy, this story resonated with me in a personal way. Profoundly moving story of love and tradition PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio. From Scratch is for anyone who has dared to reach for big love, fought for what mattered most, and needed a powerful reminder that life is.delicious. It is about food, but it’s really about chasing flavor as an act of remembrance. Her story is about travel, but it’s really about finding a home. Her story is about loss, but it’s really about love found. In Sicily, it is said that every story begins with a marriage or a death - in Tembi Locke’s case, it is both. All along the way, she reflects on her and Saro’s incredible romance - an indelible love story. 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. Where once Tembi was estranged from Saro’s family and his origins, now she finds solace and nourishment - literally and spiritually - at her mother-in-law’s table.
Eventually, they reconcile with Saro’s family just as he faces a formidable cancer that will consume all their dreams.įrom Scratch chronicles 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.
They build a happy life in Los Angeles, with fulfilling careers, deep friendships, and the love of their lives: a baby girl they adopt at birth. However, the couple, heartbroken but undeterred, forges on. There was just one problem: Saro’s traditional Sicilian family did not approve of him marrying a Black American woman, an actress no less. It was love at first sight when Tembi met professional chef Saro on a street in Florence.
One of AudioFile ’s Best Audiobooks of 2019!Ī poignant and transporting cross-cultural love story set against the lush backdrop of the Sicilian countryside, where one woman discovers the healing powers of food, family, and unexpected grace in her darkest hour.
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