{"id":230,"date":"2019-12-14T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-14T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thathappyreader.ca\/staging\/4750\/staging\/4750\/?p=230"},"modified":"2019-12-14T14:30:00","modified_gmt":"2019-12-14T14:30:00","slug":"from-scratch-memoir-of-love-sicily-and","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thathappyreader.ca\/staging\/4750\/from-scratch-memoir-of-love-sicily-and\/","title":{"rendered":"From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home by Tembi Locke"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-2Fm0QCE17Mk\/Xd22MiXz9PI\/AAAAAAAAGX8\/OluAFJ5qI1ceayrckrMafjM5mFDttkB1wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/IMG_6088.jpg?ssl=1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"854\" data-original-width=\"1280\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-2Fm0QCE17Mk\/Xd22MiXz9PI\/AAAAAAAAGX8\/OluAFJ5qI1ceayrckrMafjM5mFDttkB1wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s400\/IMG_6088.jpg?resize=400%2C266&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>My favourite memoir of 2019 is From Scratch by Tembi Locke.  The love story of Tembi and Saro is one of passion, commitment, and everlasting love.  Not since Paul Kalanithi\u2019s \u201cWhen Breath Becomes Air\u201d have I been so moved by a book..  Tembi Locke conveys passion and sincerity which is deeply felt on each and every page.  It is articulate, vulnerable and full of symbolism.    I could not put this book down and highly recommend it.  <\/p>\n<p>I received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for a fair review which I have provided here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My favourite memoir of 2019 is From Scratch by Tembi Locke. The love story of Tembi and Saro is one of passion, commitment, and everlasting love. Not since Paul Kalanithi\u2019s \u201cWhen Breath Becomes Air\u201d have I been so moved by a book.. 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