{"product_id":"recipe-for-disaster-paperback","title":"Recipe for Disaster - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStacey Ballis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStacey Ballis cooks up a delicious broth of a novel about a woman whose perfect life falls apart in spectacular fashion--leaving her with a house to restore, an antique cookbook (but no cooking talent), and one very unhappy schnauzer. For fans of Jen Lancaster, Jennifer Weiner, and Emily Giffin. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo an outside observer, Anneke Stroudt is a mess--her shirts are stained, her fingernails stubby, her language colorful. But, despite her flaws, Anneke's life is close to perfect. She has a beautiful historic house to restore and a loving fianc  who cooks like a dream. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUntil Anneke's charmed existence falls apart when she loses both her job and her future husband in one terrible day. In need of a new start, she packs up her disgruntled schnauzer and moves into her half-finished home, where she throws her pent-up frustration--and what little savings she has--into finishing the renovation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut at the first step into the house's overhaul, Anneke is sidetracked when she discovers a mysterious leather-bound book, long hidden away, filled with tempting recipes and steamy secrets from Gemma Ditmore-Smythe, the cook for the house's original owners. Slowly, with the help of some delicious food and Emma's life lessons, Anneke begins to realize that, just like a flawless recipe, she's been waiting for the right ingredients to cook up a perfect life all along... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"With the perfect blend of humor and heart, Ballis's writing is powerfully honest and genuinely hilarious.\"--Jen Lancaster\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eINCLUDES RECIPES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStacey Ballis\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of ten foodie novels: \u003ci\u003eInappropriate Men\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSleeping Over\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRoom for Improvement\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Spinster Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGood Enough to Eat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOff the Menu\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOut to Lunch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRecipe for Disaster\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWedding Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHow to Change a Life\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a contributing author to three nonfiction anthologies: \u003ci\u003e Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEverything I Needed to Know About Being a Girl I Learned from Judy Blume\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLiving Jewishly\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 03, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45737229156549,"sku":"9780425265505","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/lyMsa0AjJk9780425265505.webp?v=1769954638","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/recipe-for-disaster-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}