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Lilly and Val are lifelong friends, united as much by their differences as by their similarities. Lilly, dramatic and confident, lives in the shadow of her beautiful, wayward mother and craves the attention of her distant, disapproving father. Val, shy and idealistic—and surprisingly ambitious— struggles with her desire to break free from her demanding housebound mother and a father whose dreams never seem to come true.

In childhood, "LillyPad" and "ValPal" form an exclusive two-person club, writing intimate letters in which they share hopes, fears, deepest secrets—and recipes, from Lilly's "Lovelorn Lasagna" to Valerie's "Forgiveness Tapenade." Readers can cook along as the friends travel through time facing the challenges of independence, the joys and heartbreaks of first love, and the emotional complexities of family relationships, identity, mortality, and goals deferred.

The Recipe Club sustains Lilly and Val's bond through the decades, regardless of what different paths they take or what misunderstandings threaten to break them apart . . . until the fateful day when an act of kindness becomes an unforgivable betrayal.

Now, years later, while trying to recapture the trust they've lost, Lilly and Val reunite once more—only to uncover a shocking secret. Will it destroy their friendship, or bring them ever closer?]]> 6614152 2 6808199 book 1 10 2009 The Recipe Club: A Tale of Food and Friendship total:48|5:8|4:17|3:14|2:6|1:3| 48 165 308 25 432040 3.40 50 26 596913 3.44 48 25 77797659 2662638 6614152 0982349203 9780982349205 23 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/152/6614152-m-1255637355.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/152/6614152-s-1255637355.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6614152-the-recipe-club 3.48 46
Lilly and Val are lifelong friends, united as much by their differences as by their similarities. Lilly, dramatic and confident, lives in the shadow of her beautiful, wayward mother and craves the attention of her distant, disapproving father. Val, shy and idealistic—and surprisingly ambitious— struggles with her desire to break free from her demanding housebound mother and a father whose dreams never seem to come true.

In childhood, "LillyPad" and "ValPal" form an exclusive two-person club, writing intimate letters in which they share hopes, fears, deepest secrets—and recipes, from Lilly's "Lovelorn Lasagna" to Valerie's "Forgiveness Tapenade." Readers can cook along as the friends travel through time facing the challenges of independence, the joys and heartbreaks of first love, and the emotional complexities of family relationships, identity, mortality, and goals deferred.

The Recipe Club sustains Lilly and Val's bond through the decades, regardless of what different paths they take or what misunderstandings threaten to break them apart . . . until the fateful day when an act of kindness becomes an unforgivable betrayal.

Now, years later, while trying to recapture the trust they've lost, Lilly and Val reunite once more—only to uncover a shocking secret. Will it destroy their friendship, or bring them ever closer?]]> 2009 3 0 false Sat Nov 14 18:08:26 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 14 18:08:54 -0800 2009
The Recipe Club is a compilation of emails and letters written back and forth between Val and Lily. Friends since their childhood th...more...]]> 75354656 1886280 6614152 0982349203 9780982349205 23 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/152/6614152-m-1255637355.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/152/6614152-s-1255637355.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6614152-the-recipe-club 3.44 48
Lilly and Val are lifelong friends, united as much by their differences as by their similarities. Lilly, dramatic and confident, lives in the shadow of her beautiful, wayward mother and craves the attention of her distant, disapproving father. Val, shy and idealistic—and surprisingly ambitious— struggles with her desire to break free from her demanding housebound mother and a father whose dreams never seem to come true.

In childhood, "LillyPad" and "ValPal" form an exclusive two-person club, writing intimate letters in which they share hopes, fears, deepest secrets—and recipes, from Lilly's "Lovelorn Lasagna" to Valerie's "Forgiveness Tapenade." Readers can cook along as the friends travel through time facing the challenges of independence, the joys and heartbreaks of first love, and the emotional complexities of family relationships, identity, mortality, and goals deferred.

The Recipe Club sustains Lilly and Val's bond through the decades, regardless of what different paths they take or what misunderstandings threaten to break them apart . . . until the fateful day when an act of kindness becomes an unforgivable betrayal.

Now, years later, while trying to recapture the trust they've lost, Lilly and Val reunite once more—only to uncover a shocking secret. Will it destroy their friendship, or bring them ever closer?]]> 2009 4 0 false Thu Oct 22 06:06:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 06:06:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 71345795 1179650 6614152 0982349203 9780982349205 23 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/152/6614152-m-1255637355.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/152/6614152-s-1255637355.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6614152-the-recipe-club 3.44 48
Lilly and Val are lifelong friends, united as much by their differences as by their similarities. Lilly, dramatic and confident, lives in the shadow of her beautiful, wayward mother and craves the attention of her distant, disapproving father. Val, shy and idealistic—and surprisingly ambitious— struggles with her desire to break free from her demanding housebound mother and a father whose dreams never seem to come true.

In childhood, "LillyPad" and "ValPal" form an exclusive two-person club, writing intimate letters in which they share hopes, fears, deepest secrets—and recipes, from Lilly's "Lovelorn Lasagna" to Valerie's "Forgiveness Tapenade." Readers can cook along as the friends travel through time facing the challenges of independence, the joys and heartbreaks of first love, and the emotional complexities of family relationships, identity, mortality, and goals deferred.

The Recipe Club sustains Lilly and Val's bond through the decades, regardless of what different paths they take or what misunderstandings threaten to break them apart . . . until the fateful day when an act of kindness becomes an unforgivable betrayal.

Now, years later, while trying to recapture the trust they've lost, Lilly and Val reunite once more—only to uncover a shocking secret. Will it destroy their friendship, or bring them ever closer?]]> 2009 5 0 false Tue Sep 15 16:48:07 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 16:48:11 -0700 2009
Valerie’s mother pasted away last month. She realizes it is about time to put the past ...more...]]> 77325298 2859054 6614152 0982349203 9780982349205 23 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/152/6614152-m-1255637355.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/152/6614152-s-1255637355.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6614152-the-recipe-club 3.44 48
Lilly and Val are lifelong friends, united as much by their differences as by their similarities. Lilly, dramatic and confident, lives in the shadow of her beautiful, wayward mother and craves the attention of her distant, disapproving father. Val, shy and idealistic—and surprisingly ambitious— struggles with her desire to break free from her demanding housebound mother and a father whose dreams never seem to come true.

In childhood, "LillyPad" and "ValPal" form an exclusive two-person club, writing intimate letters in which they share hopes, fears, deepest secrets—and recipes, from Lilly's "Lovelorn Lasagna" to Valerie's "Forgiveness Tapenade." Readers can cook along as the friends travel through time facing the challenges of independence, the joys and heartbreaks of first love, and the emotional complexities of family relationships, identity, mortality, and goals deferred.

The Recipe Club sustains Lilly and Val's bond through the decades, regardless of what different paths they take or what misunderstandings threaten to break them apart . . . until the fateful day when an act of kindness becomes an unforgivable betrayal.

Now, years later, while trying to recapture the trust they've lost, Lilly and Val reunite once more—only to uncover a shocking secret. Will it destroy their friendship, or bring them ever closer?]]> 2009 4 0 false Mon Nov 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 09:34:04 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 09:38:34 -0800 2009 more...]]> 78417561 2838518 6614152 0982349203 9780982349205 23 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/152/6614152-m-1255637355.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/152/6614152-s-1255637355.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6614152-the-recipe-club 3.44 48
Lilly and Val are lifelong friends, united as much by their differences as by their similarities. Lilly, dramatic and confident, lives in the shadow of her beautiful, wayward mother and craves the attention of her distant, disapproving father. Val, shy and idealistic—and surprisingly ambitious— struggles with her desire to break free from her demanding housebound mother and a father whose dreams never seem to come true.

In childhood, "LillyPad" and "ValPal" form an exclusive two-person club, writing intimate letters in which they share hopes, fears, deepest secrets—and recipes, from Lilly's "Lovelorn Lasagna" to Valerie's "Forgiveness Tapenade." Readers can cook along as the friends travel through time facing the challenges of independence, the joys and heartbreaks of first love, and the emotional complexities of family relationships, identity, mortality, and goals deferred.

The Recipe Club sustains Lilly and Val's bond through the decades, regardless of what different paths they take or what misunderstandings threaten to break them apart . . . until the fateful day when an act of kindness becomes an unforgivable betrayal.

Now, years later, while trying to recapture the trust they've lost, Lilly and Val reunite once more—only to uncover a shocking secret. Will it destroy their friendship, or bring them ever closer?]]> 2009 5 0 false Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 07:03:58 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 01 12:11:01 -0800 2009 more...]]> 76752415 1436318 6614152 0982349203 9780982349205 23 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/152/6614152-m-1255637355.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/152/6614152-s-1255637355.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6614152-the-recipe-club 3.44 48
Lilly and Val are lifelong friends, united as much by their differences as by their similarities. Lilly, dramatic and confident, lives in the shadow of her beautiful, wayward mother and craves the attention of her distant, disapproving father. Val, shy and idealistic—and surprisingly ambitious— struggles with her desire to break free from her demanding housebound mother and a father whose dreams never seem to come true.

In childhood, "LillyPad" and "ValPal" form an exclusive two-person club, writing intimate letters in which they share hopes, fears, deepest secrets—and recipes, from Lilly's "Lovelorn Lasagna" to Valerie's "Forgiveness Tapenade." Readers can cook along as the friends travel through time facing the challenges of independence, the joys and heartbreaks of first love, and the emotional complexities of family relationships, identity, mortality, and goals deferred.

The Recipe Club sustains Lilly and Val's bond through the decades, regardless of what different paths they take or what misunderstandings threaten to break them apart . . . until the fateful day when an act of kindness becomes an unforgivable betrayal.

Now, years later, while trying to recapture the trust they've lost, Lilly and Val reunite once more—only to uncover a shocking secret. Will it destroy their friendship, or bring them ever closer?]]> 2009 3 0 false Wed Nov 04 17:39:33 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 11:09:27 -0800 2009 ...more...]]> 77313852 1440151 6614152 0982349203 9780982349205 23 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/152/6614152-m-1255637355.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/152/6614152-s-1255637355.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6614152-the-recipe-club 3.44 48
Lilly and Val are lifelong friends, united as much by their differences as by their similarities. Lilly, dramatic and confident, lives in the shadow of her beautiful, wayward mother and craves the attention of her distant, disapproving father. Val, shy and idealistic—and surprisingly ambitious— struggles with her desire to break free from her demanding housebound mother and a father whose dreams never seem to come true.

In childhood, "LillyPad" and "ValPal" form an exclusive two-person club, writing intimate letters in which they share hopes, fears, deepest secrets—and recipes, from Lilly's "Lovelorn Lasagna" to Valerie's "Forgiveness Tapenade." Readers can cook along as the friends travel through time facing the challenges of independence, the joys and heartbreaks of first love, and the emotional complexities of family relationships, identity, mortality, and goals deferred.

The Recipe Club sustains Lilly and Val's bond through the decades, regardless of what different paths they take or what misunderstandings threaten to break them apart . . . until the fateful day when an act of kindness becomes an unforgivable betrayal.

Now, years later, while trying to recapture the trust they've lost, Lilly and Val reunite once more—only to uncover a shocking secret. Will it destroy their friendship, or bring them ever closer?]]> 2009 4 0 false Wed Nov 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 07:49:54 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 30 13:21:41 -0800 2009
Yet the story starts with an e-mail where you soon learn that they have not talked to each other in over two decades.

Although you are initially introduced to Val and Lilly in the 21st century, you quickly jump to their first l...more...]]> 74023595 1390765 6614152 0982349203 9780982349205 23 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/152/6614152-m-1255637355.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/152/6614152-s-1255637355.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6614152-the-recipe-club 3.44 48
Lilly and Val are lifelong friends, united as much by their differences as by their similarities. Lilly, dramatic and confident, lives in the shadow of her beautiful, wayward mother and craves the attention of her distant, disapproving father. Val, shy and idealistic—and surprisingly ambitious— struggles with her desire to break free from her demanding housebound mother and a father whose dreams never seem to come true.

In childhood, "LillyPad" and "ValPal" form an exclusive two-person club, writing intimate letters in which they share hopes, fears, deepest secrets—and recipes, from Lilly's "Lovelorn Lasagna" to Valerie's "Forgiveness Tapenade." Readers can cook along as the friends travel through time facing the challenges of independence, the joys and heartbreaks of first love, and the emotional complexities of family relationships, identity, mortality, and goals deferred.

The Recipe Club sustains Lilly and Val's bond through the decades, regardless of what different paths they take or what misunderstandings threaten to break them apart . . . until the fateful day when an act of kindness becomes an unforgivable betrayal.

Now, years later, while trying to recapture the trust they've lost, Lilly and Val reunite once more—only to uncover a shocking secret. Will it destroy their friendship, or bring them ever closer?]]> 2009 4 0 false Thu Oct 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 17:57:20 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 18:41:09 -0700 2009
(about the book--from amazon.com)

Lilly and Val are lifelong friends, united as...more...]]> 81342814 1990904 6614152 0982349203 9780982349205 23 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/152/6614152-m-1255637355.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/152/6614152-s-1255637355.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6614152-the-recipe-club 3.44 48
Lilly and Val are lifelong friends, united as much by their differences as by their similarities. Lilly, dramatic and confident, lives in the shadow of her beautiful, wayward mother and craves the attention of her distant, disapproving father. Val, shy and idealistic—and surprisingly ambitious— struggles with her desire to break free from her demanding housebound mother and a father whose dreams never seem to come true.

In childhood, "LillyPad" and "ValPal" form an exclusive two-person club, writing intimate letters in which they share hopes, fears, deepest secrets—and recipes, from Lilly's "Lovelorn Lasagna" to Valerie's "Forgiveness Tapenade." Readers can cook along as the friends travel through time facing the challenges of independence, the joys and heartbreaks of first love, and the emotional complexities of family relationships, identity, mortality, and goals deferred.

The Recipe Club sustains Lilly and Val's bond through the decades, regardless of what different paths they take or what misunderstandings threaten to break them apart . . . until the fateful day when an act of kindness becomes an unforgivable betrayal.

Now, years later, while trying to recapture the trust they've lost, Lilly and Val reunite once more—only to uncover a shocking secret. Will it destroy their friendship, or bring them ever closer?]]> 2009 3 0 false Thu Dec 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 17 17:45:05 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 17 17:49:21 -0800 2009 more...]]> 78340932 177641 6614152 0982349203 9780982349205 23 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/152/6614152-m-1255637355.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/152/6614152-s-1255637355.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6614152-the-recipe-club 3.44 48
Lilly and Val are lifelong friends, united as much by their differences as by their similarities. Lilly, dramatic and confident, lives in the shadow of her beautiful, wayward mother and craves the attention of her distant, disapproving father. Val, shy and idealistic—and surprisingly ambitious— struggles with her desire to break free from her demanding housebound mother and a father whose dreams never seem to come true.

In childhood, "LillyPad" and "ValPal" form an exclusive two-person club, writing intimate letters in which they share hopes, fears, deepest secrets—and recipes, from Lilly's "Lovelorn Lasagna" to Valerie's "Forgiveness Tapenade." Readers can cook along as the friends travel through time facing the challenges of independence, the joys and heartbreaks of first love, and the emotional complexities of family relationships, identity, mortality, and goals deferred.

The Recipe Club sustains Lilly and Val's bond through the decades, regardless of what different paths they take or what misunderstandings threaten to break them apart . . . until the fateful day when an act of kindness becomes an unforgivable betrayal.

Now, years later, while trying to recapture the trust they've lost, Lilly and Val reunite once more—only to uncover a shocking secret. Will it destroy their friendship, or bring them ever closer?]]> 2009 4 0 false Sat Nov 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 12:58:04 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 27 15:41:50 -0800 2009 more...]]> 76398169 1772786 6614152 0982349203 9780982349205 23 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/152/6614152-m-1255637355.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/152/6614152-s-1255637355.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6614152-the-recipe-club 3.44 48
Lilly and Val are lifelong friends, united as much by their differences as by their similarities. Lilly, dramatic and confident, lives in the shadow of her beautiful, wayward mother and craves the attention of her distant, disapproving father. Val, shy and idealistic—and surprisingly ambitious— struggles with her desire to break free from her demanding housebound mother and a father whose dreams never seem to come true.

In childhood, "LillyPad" and "ValPal" form an exclusive two-person club, writing intimate letters in which they share hopes, fears, deepest secrets—and recipes, from Lilly's "Lovelorn Lasagna" to Valerie's "Forgiveness Tapenade." Readers can cook along as the friends travel through time facing the challenges of independence, the joys and heartbreaks of first love, and the emotional complexities of family relationships, identity, mortality, and goals deferred.

The Recipe Club sustains Lilly and Val's bond through the decades, regardless of what different paths they take or what misunderstandings threaten to break them apart . . . until the fateful day when an act of kindness becomes an unforgivable betrayal.

Now, years later, while trying to recapture the trust they've lost, Lilly and Val reunite once more—only to uncover a shocking secret. Will it destroy their friendship, or bring them ever closer?]]> 2009 3 0 false Mon Dec 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 01 15:28:35 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 28 13:04:09 -0800 2009
The book is about two women who were such close friends that they were almost soulmates. It starts out as emails from one trying to reconcile with the other after nearly 26 years of not speaking. Thi...more...]]> 74722809 2295895 6614152 0982349203 9780982349205 23 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/152/6614152-m-1255637355.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/152/6614152-s-1255637355.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6614152-the-recipe-club 3.44 48
Lilly and Val are lifelong friends, united as much by their differences as by their similarities. Lilly, dramatic and confident, lives in the shadow of her beautiful, wayward mother and craves the attention of her distant, disapproving father. Val, shy and idealistic—and surprisingly ambitious— struggles with her desire to break free from her demanding housebound mother and a father whose dreams never seem to come true.

In childhood, "LillyPad" and "ValPal" form an exclusive two-person club, writing intimate letters in which they share hopes, fears, deepest secrets—and recipes, from Lilly's "Lovelorn Lasagna" to Valerie's "Forgiveness Tapenade." Readers can cook along as the friends travel through time facing the challenges of independence, the joys and heartbreaks of first love, and the emotional complexities of family relationships, identity, mortality, and goals deferred.

The Recipe Club sustains Lilly and Val's bond through the decades, regardless of what different paths they take or what misunderstandings threaten to break them apart . . . until the fateful day when an act of kindness becomes an unforgivable betrayal.

Now, years later, while trying to recapture the trust they've lost, Lilly and Val reunite once more—only to uncover a shocking secret. Will it destroy their friendship, or bring them ever closer?]]> 2009 3 0 false Fri Oct 16 08:32:30 -0700 2009 Wed Dec 09 08:31:05 -0800 2009 more...]]> 73309546 2758235 6614152 0982349203 9780982349205 23 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/152/6614152-m-1255637355.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/152/6614152-s-1255637355.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6614152-the-recipe-club 3.44 48
Lilly and Val are lifelong friends, united as much by their differences as by their similarities. Lilly, dramatic and confident, lives in the shadow of her beautiful, wayward mother and craves the attention of her distant, disapproving father. Val, shy and idealistic—and surprisingly ambitious— struggles with her desire to break free from her demanding housebound mother and a father whose dreams never seem to come true.

In childhood, "LillyPad" and "ValPal" form an exclusive two-person club, writing intimate letters in which they share hopes, fears, deepest secrets—and recipes, from Lilly's "Lovelorn Lasagna" to Valerie's "Forgiveness Tapenade." Readers can cook along as the friends travel through time facing the challenges of independence, the joys and heartbreaks of first love, and the emotional complexities of family relationships, identity, mortality, and goals deferred.

The Recipe Club sustains Lilly and Val's bond through the decades, regardless of what different paths they take or what misunderstandings threaten to break them apart . . . until the fateful day when an act of kindness becomes an unforgivable betrayal.

Now, years later, while trying to recapture the trust they've lost, Lilly and Val reunite once more—only to uncover a shocking secret. Will it destroy their friendship, or bring them ever closer?]]> 2009 4 0 false Mon Nov 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Oct 03 10:32:59 -0700 2009 Thu Dec 10 08:55:07 -0800 2009 more...]]> 69277835 1744856 6614152 0982349203 9780982349205 23 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/152/6614152-m-1255637355.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/152/6614152-s-1255637355.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6614152-the-recipe-club 3.44 48
Lilly and Val are lifelong friends, united as much by their differences as by their similarities. Lilly, dramatic and confident, lives in the shadow of her beautiful, wayward mother and craves the attention of her distant, disapproving father. Val, shy and idealistic—and surprisingly ambitious— struggles with her desire to break free from her demanding housebound mother and a father whose dreams never seem to come true.

In childhood, "LillyPad" and "ValPal" form an exclusive two-person club, writing intimate letters in which they share hopes, fears, deepest secrets—and recipes, from Lilly's "Lovelorn Lasagna" to Valerie's "Forgiveness Tapenade." Readers can cook along as the friends travel through time facing the challenges of independence, the joys and heartbreaks of first love, and the emotional complexities of family relationships, identity, mortality, and goals deferred.

The Recipe Club sustains Lilly and Val's bond through the decades, regardless of what different paths they take or what misunderstandings threaten to break them apart . . . until the fateful day when an act of kindness becomes an unforgivable betrayal.

Now, years later, while trying to recapture the trust they've lost, Lilly and Val reunite once more—only to uncover a shocking secret. Will it destroy their friendship, or bring them ever closer?]]> 2009 4 0 false Thu Oct 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 18:31:35 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 17:58:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 69251899 134374 6614152 0982349203 9780982349205 23 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/152/6614152-m-1255637355.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/152/6614152-s-1255637355.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6614152-the-recipe-club 3.44 48
Lilly and Val are lifelong friends, united as much by their differences as by their similarities. Lilly, dramatic and confident, lives in the shadow of her beautiful, wayward mother and craves the attention of her distant, disapproving father. Val, shy and idealistic—and surprisingly ambitious— struggles with her desire to break free from her demanding housebound mother and a father whose dreams never seem to come true.

In childhood, "LillyPad" and "ValPal" form an exclusive two-person club, writing intimate letters in which they share hopes, fears, deepest secrets—and recipes, from Lilly's "Lovelorn Lasagna" to Valerie's "Forgiveness Tapenade." Readers can cook along as the friends travel through time facing the challenges of independence, the joys and heartbreaks of first love, and the emotional complexities of family relationships, identity, mortality, and goals deferred.

The Recipe Club sustains Lilly and Val's bond through the decades, regardless of what different paths they take or what misunderstandings threaten to break them apart . . . until the fateful day when an act of kindness becomes an unforgivable betrayal.

Now, years later, while trying to recapture the trust they've lost, Lilly and Val reunite once more—only to uncover a shocking secret. Will it destroy their friendship, or bring them ever closer?]]> 2009 4 0 false Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Aug 28 14:25:53 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 08 16:12:09 -0800 2009
I love how t...more...]]> 82083003 1364643 6614152 0982349203 9780982349205 23 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/152/6614152-m-1255637355.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/152/6614152-s-1255637355.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6614152-the-recipe-club 3.44 48
Lilly and Val are lifelong friends, united as much by their differences as by their similarities. Lilly, dramatic and confident, lives in the shadow of her beautiful, wayward mother and craves the attention of her distant, disapproving father. Val, shy and idealistic—and surprisingly ambitious— struggles with her desire to break free from her demanding housebound mother and a father whose dreams never seem to come true.

In childhood, "LillyPad" and "ValPal" form an exclusive two-person club, writing intimate letters in which they share hopes, fears, deepest secrets—and recipes, from Lilly's "Lovelorn Lasagna" to Valerie's "Forgiveness Tapenade." Readers can cook along as the friends travel through time facing the challenges of independence, the joys and heartbreaks of first love, and the emotional complexities of family relationships, identity, mortality, and goals deferred.

The Recipe Club sustains Lilly and Val's bond through the decades, regardless of what different paths they take or what misunderstandings threaten to break them apart . . . until the fateful day when an act of kindness becomes an unforgivable betrayal.

Now, years later, while trying to recapture the trust they've lost, Lilly and Val reunite once more—only to uncover a shocking secret. Will it destroy their friendship, or bring them ever closer?]]> 2009 4 0 false Sat Dec 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 26 10:31:08 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 26 10:36:26 -0800 2009 more...]]> 75028250 626187 6614152 0982349203 9780982349205 23 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/152/6614152-m-1255637355.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/152/6614152-s-1255637355.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6614152-the-recipe-club 3.44 48
Lilly and Val are lifelong friends, united as much by their differences as by their similarities. Lilly, dramatic and confident, lives in the shadow of her beautiful, wayward mother and craves the attention of her distant, disapproving father. Val, shy and idealistic—and surprisingly ambitious— struggles with her desire to break free from her demanding housebound mother and a father whose dreams never seem to come true.

In childhood, "LillyPad" and "ValPal" form an exclusive two-person club, writing intimate letters in which they share hopes, fears, deepest secrets—and recipes, from Lilly's "Lovelorn Lasagna" to Valerie's "Forgiveness Tapenade." Readers can cook along as the friends travel through time facing the challenges of independence, the joys and heartbreaks of first love, and the emotional complexities of family relationships, identity, mortality, and goals deferred.

The Recipe Club sustains Lilly and Val's bond through the decades, regardless of what different paths they take or what misunderstandings threaten to break them apart . . . until the fateful day when an act of kindness becomes an unforgivable betrayal.

Now, years later, while trying to recapture the trust they've lost, Lilly and Val reunite once more—only to uncover a shocking secret. Will it destroy their friendship, or bring them ever closer?]]> 2009 1 1 false Tue Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 10:40:59 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 11:10:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 82307081 962954 6614152 0982349203 9780982349205 23 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/152/6614152-m-1255637355.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/152/6614152-s-1255637355.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6614152-the-recipe-club 3.44 48
Lilly and Val are lifelong friends, united as much by their differences as by their similarities. Lilly, dramatic and confident, lives in the shadow of her beautiful, wayward mother and craves the attention of her distant, disapproving father. Val, shy and idealistic—and surprisingly ambitious— struggles with her desire to break free from her demanding housebound mother and a father whose dreams never seem to come true.

In childhood, "LillyPad" and "ValPal" form an exclusive two-person club, writing intimate letters in which they share hopes, fears, deepest secrets—and recipes, from Lilly's "Lovelorn Lasagna" to Valerie's "Forgiveness Tapenade." Readers can cook along as the friends travel through time facing the challenges of independence, the joys and heartbreaks of first love, and the emotional complexities of family relationships, identity, mortality, and goals deferred.

The Recipe Club sustains Lilly and Val's bond through the decades, regardless of what different paths they take or what misunderstandings threaten to break them apart . . . until the fateful day when an act of kindness becomes an unforgivable betrayal.

Now, years later, while trying to recapture the trust they've lost, Lilly and Val reunite once more—only to uncover a shocking secret. Will it destroy their friendship, or bring them ever closer?]]> 2009 5 0 false Sat Dec 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 28 11:01:50 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 28 11:18:31 -0800 2009 more...]]> 78105887 2713833 6614152 0982349203 9780982349205 23 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/152/6614152-m-1255637355.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/152/6614152-s-1255637355.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6614152-the-recipe-club 3.44 48
Lilly and Val are lifelong friends, united as much by their differences as by their similarities. Lilly, dramatic and confident, lives in the shadow of her beautiful, wayward mother and craves the attention of her distant, disapproving father. Val, shy and idealistic—and surprisingly ambitious— struggles with her desire to break free from her demanding housebound mother and a father whose dreams never seem to come true.

In childhood, "LillyPad" and "ValPal" form an exclusive two-person club, writing intimate letters in which they share hopes, fears, deepest secrets—and recipes, from Lilly's "Lovelorn Lasagna" to Valerie's "Forgiveness Tapenade." Readers can cook along as the friends travel through time facing the challenges of independence, the joys and heartbreaks of first love, and the emotional complexities of family relationships, identity, mortality, and goals deferred.

The Recipe Club sustains Lilly and Val's bond through the decades, regardless of what different paths they take or what misunderstandings threaten to break them apart . . . until the fateful day when an act of kindness becomes an unforgivable betrayal.

Now, years later, while trying to recapture the trust they've lost, Lilly and Val reunite once more—only to uncover a shocking secret. Will it destroy their friendship, or bring them ever closer?]]> 2009 4 0 false Sun Nov 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 12:31:09 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 12:01:14 -0800 2009 77964991 1787374 6614152 0982349203 9780982349205 23 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/152/6614152-m-1255637355.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/66/152/6614152-s-1255637355.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6614152-the-recipe-club 3.44 48
Lilly and Val are lifelong friends, united as much by their differences as by their similarities. Lilly, dramatic and confident, lives in the shadow of her beautiful, wayward mother and craves the attention of her distant, disapproving father. Val, shy and idealistic—and surprisingly ambitious— struggles with her desire to break free from her demanding housebound mother and a father whose dreams never seem to come true.

In childhood, "LillyPad" and "ValPal" form an exclusive two-person club, writing intimate letters in which they share hopes, fears, deepest secrets—and recipes, from Lilly's "Lovelorn Lasagna" to Valerie's "Forgiveness Tapenade." Readers can cook along as the friends travel through time facing the challenges of independence, the joys and heartbreaks of first love, and the emotional complexities of family relationships, identity, mortality, and goals deferred.

The Recipe Club sustains Lilly and Val's bond through the decades, regardless of what different paths they take or what misunderstandings threaten to break them apart . . . until the fateful day when an act of kindness becomes an unforgivable betrayal.

Now, years later, while trying to recapture the trust they've lost, Lilly and Val reunite once more—only to uncover a shocking secret. Will it destroy their friendship, or bring them ever closer?]]> 2009 3 0 false Mon Nov 16 09:25:49 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 09:27:17 -0800 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6614152