Already Home - what a read! Jenna looks for a new lease on life after divorce; running her own cooking store in her home town. Learning business from a street smart store manager, her parents helpful and the an unusual occurrence happens. Her birth family appears and she has the surprise of hippy parents, who own a winery and 2 brothers. Her ex-husband makes an appearance, when a book and TV deal appeared , and he's not the real chef. Dating is interesting, for Jenna and Violet, the men are a real range of characters. Susan Mallery's talent for being able to piece multiple scenarios together in a great story.I receive the book as a gift for an honest opinion, with no renumeration expected. This was the perfect book for the mood I was in. A book I could really relate to. Jenna has been a chef, but after her marriage ends she moves back to Texas near her family. She rents space and opens a kitchen store. It was exactly the kind of store i like to linger in. She hires streetwise, Violet to work with her. Violet is the combination of a couple of my friends. Then the birth mother appears on the scene. She gave birth to Jenna as a teenager. She is a left over flower child. (She also reminds me of some of my acquaintances.) She is vegan. She gets messages from the universe. She is unstoppable. Although Serenity gave Jenna up for adoption the name she had picked was Butterfly and always spoke of her as Butterfly. She had 2 sons, Dragonfly and Wolf that Jenna comes to know as her brothers. Jenna's adoptive family and birth family meet and mingle. There is no perfect family, but lots of people to love.I really enjoyed this book.
What do You think about Jennissimo (2012)?
Wolf, Dragon and Butterfly made my day! Oh Susan Mallery how I love your stories
—Nat
Wonderful realistic fiction with great twists and turns.
—cass
Good book. Spoiler:I thought story ended abruptly.
—Jessiloo
