Reviews

From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home by Tembi Locke

lormurenzi's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

stripe217's review

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

5.0

wintermote's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

The book was fine—the passages about her husband’s death was so painful to read. So emotional. 

themartinmama's review

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

Bittersweet memoir of love and loss.

alexgoldstein4's review against another edition

4.0

(Audiobook)

seobhan12's review

emotional inspiring reflective

4.25

jess_mango's review against another edition

4.0

More thoughts later when I am not under the influence of cold medication...

annie_g_scott's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

I love the way the author wove the story together, joining past and present. I enjoyed her writing style and the depictions of Sicily, and her honest recounting of a hard-fought love and the value of family and home. 

rides_and_reads's review against another edition

3.5

Books that made me ugly cry 

leannecoppola's review against another edition

5.0

Excellent. I cried, I smiled, and wanted to indulge in good Italian food.