A touching novel full of Southern comfort for fans of Joshilyn Jackson and Fannie Flagg.
Dell Haleys mama always said there were two things a man couldnt get enough of: good cookin and good lovin. Well, Dell knows shes got the cookin down pat, but her husband is getting more than his fair share of lovin-in another womans bed. And when he dies there, Dells predictable life comes to a screeching halt. Short on money and education, Dell turns to the one thing that has never let her down: her cooking. For the first time in her life, Dell takes a huge risk and opens a restaurant in a derelict diner on the west end of town. The cafe gradually becomes a gathering place for a motley crew of people who become Dells family. And yet, even as her life becomes more solid, Dell is plagued by the memory of her husbands betrayal-but the answers she seeks may have a higher price than shes willing to pay.