Like the braiding of three strands of brioche, the lives of three women Sophie Zabel Sullivan, Marcelle Pourrette Zabel, and Kate Barrington become inextricably intertwined as each struggles to resolve issues from past wars that have profoundly impacted their lives. Sophie believed her childhood nightmares were safely behind her once she married and moved to the U.S. from France until she is called to her mother, Marcelle s, deathbed to honor one final request: Search for my father Search for Pourrette Born on the last day of World War I, Marcelle, whose life epitomizes the human cost of...
Like the braiding of three strands of brioche, the lives of three women Sophie Zabel Sullivan, Marcelle Pourrette Zabel, and Kate Barrington become in...
"Recipes for Redemption: A Companion Cookbook for A Cup of Redemption" provides the promised French recipes culled from the pages, the times, and the regional influences found in the historical novel "A Cup of Redemption." Told through the voices of the three main characters Marcelle, Sophie and Kate the recipes are carefully taught in the way these women learned them: at the knees of their mothers or grandmothers. Whether cuisine pauvre (peasant cooking), war food from WWII, American fare, or simply a family favorite, each recipe is carefully described and footnoted with interesting, often...
"Recipes for Redemption: A Companion Cookbook for A Cup of Redemption" provides the promised French recipes culled from the pages, the times, and the ...