{"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 fianc  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\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780425265505\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eRomantic Times\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2015 pg. 29 - Excellent\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Stacey Ballis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45234719162549,"sku":"9780425265505","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_8af6acea-07b8-4c05-b3e7-a63fcac2fd39.jpg?v=1743518495","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/recipe-for-disaster-9780425265505","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}