"Filled with cherished memories and treasured recipes, The Recipe
Box is a touching tribute to the women and food that unite us and
connect our past to the present." --Richard Paul Evans, #1 New York
Times bestselling author
In The Recipe Box, beloved author Viola Shipman spins a tale about a
lost young woman and the family recipe box that changes her life.
Growing up in northern Michigan, Samantha "Sam" Mullins felt trapped on
her family's orchard and pie shop, so she left with dreams of making her
own mark in the world. But life as an overworked, undervalued sous chef
at a reality star's New York bakery is not what Sam dreamed.
When the chef embarrasses Sam, she quits and returns home. Unemployed,
single, and defeated, she spends a summer working on her family's
orchard cooking and baking alongside the women in her life--including
her mother, Deana, and grandmother, Willo. One beloved, flour-flecked,
ink-smeared recipe at a time, Sam begins to learn about and understand
the women in her life, her family's history, and her passion for food
through their treasured recipe box.
As Sam discovers what matters most she opens her heart to a man she left
behind, but who now might be the key to her happiness.