Synopses & Reviews
From
New York Times bestselling author of
Shoe Addicts Anonymous and
Always Something There to Remind Me Beth Harbison comes
When In Doubt, Add Butter, a scrumptious new novel about food and love, and the longings of the heart…
As far as Gemma is concerned, her days of dating are over. In fact, its her job to cater other peoples dates, and thats just fine by her. At thirty-seven, she has her own business, working as a private chef, and her life feels full and secure. Shes got six steady clients that keep her hands full.
Theres Lex, the fussy but fabulous department store owner who loves Oysters Rockefeller and retro party food; Willa, who needs to lose weight under doctors orders but still believes butter makes everything better; a colorful family who may or may not be part of the Russian mob; an überwealthy Georgetown family; the picture-perfect Van Houghtens, whose matriarch is “allergic to everything”; and finally, a man she calls “Mr. Tuesday,” whom she has never met but to whom she feels a magnetic attraction, in part, due to his taste for full-on comfort food.
For Gemma, cooking is predictable. Recipes are certain. Use good ingredients, follow the directions, and you are assured success. Life, on the other hand, is full of variables. So when Gemmas takes an unexpected turn on a road she always thought was straight and narrow, she must face her past and move on in ways she never would have imagined. Because sometimes in life, all you need is a little hope, a lot of courage, and---oh yes---butter.
Review
“Narrator Orlagh Cassidy brightly inhabits the character of 37-year-old Gemma Craig, a funny, overthinking, unattached private chef. Cassidy brings out Gemma's calm, contemplative moments with smooth sensuality that also makes for mouth-watering descriptions of food…Cassidys dynamic reading engages the listener and effectively reflects the tone of this chick-lit.” - AudioFile Magazine
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Praise for When In Doubt, Add Butter
“Harbison dazzles in her latest, a perfect blend of chick lit and womens fiction…Absolutely first-rate.”--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"A lovable heroine and an engaging cast of eccentrics makes for a cheerful summer read."--Kirkus Reviews
"Harbisons airy prose, likable heroine, colorful characters, and engaging story are sure to appeal to fans of Jennifer Weiner, Jane Green, and Emily Giffin. Think of “When in Doubt, Add Butter” as a soufflé. Its a tasty dish of light, escapist reading."--The Examiner.com
"Harbison's cast of characters is delightful."--She Knows Book Lounge
"Delicious, just like dessert."--People Magazine on When in Doubt, Add Butter
Synopsis
The New York Times bestselling author of Always Something There to Remind Me delivers a hilarious and heartfelt new novel about a personal chef and her search for true love Gemma Craig has spent her career as a private chef taking care of other people. From Lex, the fussy department store owner straight out of a movie from the thirties; to grossly overweight Willa, who must radically change her eating habits or die; to the strange Oleksei family, with a constant parade of mysterious people coming and going; to the hideously demanding A ngela who is “allergic to everything” and foists her tastes on her hapless family; to the man Gemma thinks of only as “Mr. Tuesday” because theyve never met. Everyone relies on Gemma, even while she goes home alone each night and feasts on cereal and quick meals. But when life takes an unexpected turn on a road Gemma always thought was straight and narrow, she must face her past and learn to move on in ways she never imagined.
Synopsis
The
New York Times bestselling author of
Always Something There to Remind Me delivers a hilarious and heartfelt new novel about a personal chef and her search for true love
As far as Gemma is concerned, her days of dating are over. In fact, its her job to cater other peoples dates, and thats just fine by her. At thirty-seven, she has her own business, working as a private chef, and her life feels full and secure. Shes got six steady clients that keep her hands full.
Theres Lex, the fussy but fabulous department store owner who loves Oysters Rockefeller and 1950s comfort food; Willa, who needs to lose weight under doctors orders but still believes butter makes everything better; a colorful family who may or may not be part of the Russian mob; an überwealthy Georgetown family; the picture-perfect Van Houghtens, whose matriarch is “allergic to everything”; and finally, a man she calls “Mr. Tuesday,” whom she has never met but who she is strangely drawn to.
For Gemma, cooking is predictable. Recipes are certain. Use good ingredients, follow the directions, and you are assured success. Life, on the other hand, is full of variables. So when Gemmas takes an unexpected turn on a road she always thought was straight and narrow, she must face her past and move on in ways she never would have imagined. Because sometimes in life, all you need is a little hope, a lot of courage, and---yes---butter.
Synopsis
With
When in Doubt, Add Butter the
New York Times bestselling author of
Always Something There to Remind Me,
Beth Harbison, delivers a hilarious and heartfelt new novel about a personal chef and her search for true love.
As far as Gemma is concerned, her days of dating are over. In fact, its her job to cater other peoples dates, and thats just fine by her. At thirty-seven, she has her own business, working as a private chef, and her life feels full and secure. Shes got six steady clients that keep her hands full.
Theres Lex, the fussy but fabulous department store owner who loves Oysters Rockefeller and 1950s comfort food; Willa, who needs to lose weight under doctors orders but still believes butter makes everything better; a colorful family who may or may not be part of the Russian mob; an überwealthy Georgetown family; the picture-perfect Van Houghtens, whose matriarch is “allergic to everything”; and finally, a man she calls “Mr. Tuesday,” whom she has never met but who she is strangely drawn to.
For Gemma, cooking is predictable. Recipes are certain. Use good ingredients, follow the directions, and you are assured success. Life, on the other hand, is full of variables. So when Gemmas takes an unexpected turn on a road she always thought was straight and narrow, she must face her past and move on in ways she never would have imagined. Because sometimes in life, all you need is a little hope, a lot of courage, and---yes---butter.
Synopsis
From
New York Times bestselling author of
Shoe Addicts Anonymous and
Always Something There to Remind Me Beth Harbison comes
When In Doubt, Add Butter, a scrumptious new novel about food and love, and the longings of the heart…
As far as Gemma is concerned, her days of dating are over. In fact, its her job to cater other peoples dates, and thats just fine by her. At thirty-seven, she has her own business, working as a private chef, and her life feels full and secure. Shes got six steady clients that keep her hands full.
Theres Lex, the fussy but fabulous department store owner who loves Oysters Rockefeller and retro party food; Willa, who needs to lose weight under doctors orders but still believes butter makes everything better; a colorful family who may or may not be part of the Russian mob; an überwealthy Georgetown family; the picture-perfect Van Houghtens, whose matriarch is “allergic to everything”; and finally, a man she calls “Mr. Tuesday,” whom she has never met but to whom she feels a magnetic attraction, in part, due to his taste for full-on comfort food.
For Gemma, cooking is predictable. Recipes are certain. Use good ingredients, follow the directions, and you are assured success. Life, on the other hand, is full of variables. So when Gemmas takes an unexpected turn on a road she always thought was straight and narrow, she must face her past and move on in ways she never would have imagined. Because sometimes in life, all you need is a little hope, a lot of courage, and---oh yes---butter.
Synopsis
From the New York Times bestselling author of Shoe Addicts Anonymous and Always Something There to Remind Me, When in Doubt, Add Butter by Beth Harbison a delicious new novel about the search for true love and all the ingredients that go into it.
As far as Gemma is concerned, her days of dating are over. In fact, its her job to cater other peoples dates, and thats just fine by her. At thirty-seven, she has her own business, working as a private chef, and her life feels full and secure. Shes got six steady clients that keep her hands full.
Theres Lex, the fussy but fabulous department store owner who loves Oysters Rockefeller and 1950s comfort food; Willa, who needs to lose weight under doctors orders but still believes butter makes everything better; a colorful family who may or may not be part of the Russian mob; an überwealthy Georgetown family; the picture-perfect Van Houghtens, whose matriarch is “allergic to everything”; and finally, a man she calls “Mr. Tuesday,” whom she has never met but who she is strangely drawn to.
For Gemma, cooking is predictable. Recipes are certain. Use good ingredients, follow the directions, and you are assured success. Life, on the other hand, is full of variables. So when Gemmas takes an unexpected turn on a road she always thought was straight and narrow, she must face her past and move on in ways she never would have imagined. Because sometimes in life, all you need is a little hope, a lot of courage, and---oh yes---butter.
About the Author
Beth Harbison is The New York Times bestselling author of Always Something There to Remind Me; Thin, Rich, Pretty; Hope in a Jar; Secrets of a Shoe Addict, and Shoe Addicts Anonymous. She grew up in Potomac, Maryland, outside Washington, D.C., and now shares her time between that suburb, New York City, and a quiet home on the Eastern shore.