{"product_id":"recipe-for-disaster-9780425265505","title":"Recipe for Disaster","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStacey Ballis cooks up a delicious broth of a novel about a woman whose perfect life falls apart in spectacular fashion--leaving her with a house to restore, an antique cookbook (but no cooking talent), and one very unhappy schnauzer. For fans of Jen Lancaster, Jennifer Weiner, and Emily Giffin. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo an outside observer, Anneke Stroudt is a mess--her shirts are stained, her fingernails stubby, her language colorful. But, despite her flaws, Anneke's life is close to perfect. She has a beautiful historic house to restore and a loving fiancé who cooks like a dream. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUntil Anneke's charmed existence falls apart when she loses both her job and her future husband in one terrible day. In need of a new start, she packs up her disgruntled schnauzer and moves into her half-finished home, where she throws her pent-up frustration--and what little savings she has--into finishing the renovation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut at the first step into the house's overhaul, Anneke is sidetracked when she discovers a mysterious leather-bound book, long hidden away, filled with tempting recipes and steamy secrets from Gemma Ditmore-Smythe, the cook for the house's original owners. Slowly, with the help of some delicious food and Emma's life lessons, Anneke begins to realize that, just like a flawless recipe, she's been waiting for the right ingredients to cook up a perfect life all along... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"With the perfect blend of humor and heart, Ballis's writing is powerfully honest and genuinely hilarious.\"--Jen Lancaster\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eINCLUDES RECIPES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stacey Ballis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berkley Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780425265505\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRomantic Times\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2015 pg. 29 - Excellent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStacey Ballis\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of ten foodie novels: \u003ci\u003eInappropriate Men\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSleeping Over\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRoom for Improvement\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Spinster Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGood Enough to Eat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOff the Menu\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOut to Lunch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRecipe for Disaster\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWedding Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHow to Change a Life\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a contributing author to three nonfiction anthologies: \u003ci\u003e Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEverything I Needed to Know About Being a Girl I Learned from Judy Blume\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLiving Jewishly\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berkley Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44214146105459,"sku":"9.78043E+12","price":26.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_102702d3-5398-45f3-9246-e5107a0c6515.jpg?v=1767707533","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/recipe-for-disaster-9780425265505","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}