When In Doubt, Add Butter by Beth Harbison

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Bibliographic Details

• Author: Beth Harbison
• Title: When In Doubt, Add Butter
• Publisher: ‎ St. Martin's Press; First Edition (July 17, 2012)
• Language: ‎ English
• Format: Hardcover – 338 pages‏
• ISBN-10: ‎ 0312599099
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0312599096
• Item Weight: ‎ 1.25 pounds
• Dimensions: ‎ 6.43 x 1.2 x 9.5 inches
• Book Condition: Used – Very Good (may show minor markings inside front cover / minimal discoloration on page edges)
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Edition: First Edition

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, it's her job to cater other peoples' dates, and that's just fine by her. At thirty-seven, she has her own business, working as a private chef, and her life feels full and secure. She's got six steady clients that keep her hands full.

There's Lex, the fussy but fabulous department store owner who loves Oysters Rockefeller and retro party food; Willa, who needs to lose weight under doctor's 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 Gemma's 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 "Shoe Addicts Anonymous", "Every Time You Go", and more. Her latest book is "The Cookbook Club" is about the relationships formed over the age-old tradition of breaking bread together. Harbison, a former chef and cookbook author herself, included delicious recipes in this latest offering and continues to develop more tasty treats for her friends on social media.

Harbison lives in Palm Springs, California.