When lemons give you life : a novel / Anna Johnston.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnston, Anna, 1983- Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Redemption--Fiction.

Redemption.

Nursing home residents--Fiction.

Nursing home residents.

Families--Fiction.

Families.

Retirees--Fiction.

Retirees.

Cooking--Fiction.

Cooking.

Genre:

Fiction

Novels

Fiction.

Novels.

Physical Description:

368 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : William Morrow, 2026.

Summary:

"Retired Michelin-star chef Griff Barlow has lost his appetite. He's done with grief, guilt and the beige slop they dare call food at Sunny Glen Aged Care Facility, where he now resides. Life's given him all the lemons he can handle - so he breaks into the nursing home kitchen to bake himself one last tart. It's supposed to be his final meal, but the act of cooking stirs a dormant joy. Soon, he's regularly sneaking in after dark, serving up flavour and comfort to his fellow residents. Yet behind the apron is a lie so big it could destroy the one thing he has left to protect . . . Meanwhile, Griff's younger sister, Lisa, is navigating a new ADHD diagnosis and the spark of an unexpected romance. Despite their fractured sibling relationship, she dutifully visits Griff, though she knows hope of a reconciliation is gone, buried in the silence between them. But the truth has a way of boiling over - and when secrets, soufflés and second chances collide, they may discover a recipe for forgiveness."--Publisher's website.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Miller Fund bookplate.

ISBN:

9780063397347

006339734X

9781761347689

1761347683

9780063571778

0063571773

OCLC:

1574226559