{"product_id":"starting-from-scratch-9781439143162","title":"Starting from Scratch","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhy is someone who just defended her doctoral dissertation still wasting her time at her childhood home, two months after her mother's funeral, making coq au vin and osso buco? Olivia Tschetter, the youngest of four high-achieving South Dakotan siblings, is not returning to \"normal\"--or to graduate school-- quickly enough to suit her family.\u003c\/b\u003e She wants only to bury herself in her mother's kitchen, finding solace in their shared passion for cooking. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThreatened with grief counseling, Olivia accepts a temporary position at the local Meals on Wheels, where she stumbles upon some unfinished business from her mother's past--and a dark family secret. Startling announcements from two siblings also challenge the family's status quo. The last thing she needs is a deepening romantic interest in a close but platonic (she thought) friend. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut while Olivia's mother is gone, her memory and spirit continue to engage Olivia, who finds herself daring to speak when she would never have spoken before. Told with humor and compassion, \u003ci\u003eStarting from Scratch \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the shifting of family dynamics in the wake of shattering loss and the healing power of cooking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan Gilbert-Collins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Touchstone Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/03\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.96h x 5.32w x 0.74d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439143162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2010 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn and raised in South Dakota, Susan Gilbert-Collins studied English at Oberlin College and holds an M.A. in English as a Second Language from the University of Minnesota. While she enjoyed teaching international students and adult immigrants, she now freelances as a technical writer in order to have more time to focus on her first love, fiction. She lives with her husband and young son in Rochester, New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Touchstone Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44707439214707,"sku":"9781439143162","price":25.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_c2fd069a-f8eb-494d-9126-7f8afb254dab.jpg?v=1775840035","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/starting-from-scratch-9781439143162","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}