A touching novel full of Southern comfort for fans of Joshilyn Jackson andFannie Flagg. Dell Haleyas mama always said there were two things a mancouldnat get en... » 

A touching novel full of Southern comfort for fans of Joshilyn Jackson andFannie Flagg. Dell Haleyas mama always said there were two things a mancouldnat get enough of good cookina and good lovina. Well Dell knows sheasgot the cookina down pat but her husband is getting more than his fair shareof lovinaain another womanas bed. And when he dies there Dellas predictablelife comes to a screeching halt. Short on money and education Dell turns tothe one thing that has never let her down her cooking. For the first time inher life Dell takes a huge risk and opens a restaurant in a derelict diner onthe west end of town. The cafe gradually becomes a gathering place for a motleycrew of people who become Dellas family. And yet even as her life becomes moresolid Dell is plagued by the memory of her husbandas betrayalabut the answersshe seeks may have a higher price than sheas willing to pay. «