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513 pages (large print) ; 23 cm. |
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large print rdafs |
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Reese's book club |
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Thorndike Press large print biography and memoir |
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Reese's book club.
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Thorndike Press large print biographies and memoirs.
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| Summary |
"It was love at first sight when Tembi met professional chef, Saro, on a street in Florence. There was just one problem: Saro's traditional Sicilian family did not approve of him marrying a black American woman, an actress no less. However, the couple, heartbroken but undeterred, forges on. 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. Eventually, they reconcile with Saro's family just as he faces a formidable cancer that will consume all their dreams. From 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. 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. 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 incredible romance--an indelible love story that leaps off the pages. In Sicily, it is said that every story begins with a marriage or a death--in Tembi Locke's case, it is both. Her story is about loss, but it's really about love found. Her story is about travel, but it's really about finding a home. It is about food, but it's really about chasing flavor as an act of remembrance"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Locke, Tembi, 1970-
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Locke, Tembi, 1970- -- Travel -- Italy -- Sicily.
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Television actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography.
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African American actresses -- Biography.
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Widows -- United States -- Biography.
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Spouses of cancer patients -- United States -- Biography.
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Interracial marriage -- United States.
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Interracial marriage -- Italy.
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Intercountry marriage -- United States.
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Intercountry marriage -- Italy.
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Large type books.
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African American actresses. |
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Intercountry marriage. |
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Interracial marriage. |
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Large type books. |
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Television actors and actresses. |
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Travel. |
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Widows. |
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Sicily (Italy) -- Biography.
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Italy. |
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Italy -- Sicily. |
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United States. |
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Biography.
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| ISBN |
9781432869243 (hardcover : alk. paper) (large print) $32.99 |
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1432869248 (hardcover : alk. paper) (large print) |
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