I recently discovered Alice Wisler, and find her writing very sweet and meaningful. The main character in this novel, Deena, is a chef from Atlanta who moves to the Great Smokey Mountains after her fiance abandoned her. He abandoned her because he could not look at the scars on her body sustained when he was driving recklessly in a heavy storm. Deena's Uncle had died, and in his will, he left her his cabin if she would agree to teach a cooking class for the local children's center for six months. Deena's wounds begin to heal as she opens up to the children, many of whom have been abandoned themselves, and are carrying scars, both inside and out. A really good read...and has a bit of romance intertwined with the inspiration. This book is a well-written story of a woman chef in Atlanta who is given the opportunity to make some fundamental life changes. After a horrific accident and then a bad break-up, she is left both physically and emotionaly scarred. She inherits a cabin in the Great Smoky Mountains from her grandfather but there is one small catch: for the cabin to be hers, she must spend the next six months teaching some middle school kids how to cook. These kids are every bit as emotionally beaten as she is, maybe more. This book is sometimes catagorized as Christian Literature, but you will find no dogma here...just the sweet grace of the fruits of the spirit (love, joy, peace, forgiveness, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control). As she works her with the children she comes to know each of them and discovers the joy, peace and love she thought she would never have again. This is an uplifting book and don't we all really need some of that right now?
What do You think about How Sweet It Is (2009)?
Pleasantly surprised at this author's gifted craft with words.
—JesusSaves316
