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A Memoir of Love, Loss and Pie
Harlequin
April 2012
On Sale: March 20, 2012
320 pages
ISBN: 0373892578
EAN: 9780373892570
Kindle: B006YACZBM
Hardcover / e-Book
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Non-Fiction Memoir
"You will find my story is a lot like pie, a
strawberry-rhubarb pie. It's bitter. It's messy. It's got
some sweetness, too. Sometimes the ingredients get added in
the wrong order, but it has substance, it will warm your
insides, and even though it isn't perfect, it still turns
out okay in the end." When journalist Beth M. Howard's young husband dies
suddenly, she packs up the RV he left behind and hits the
American highways. At every stop along the way—whether
filming a documentary or handing out free slices on the
streets of Los Angeles—Beth uses pie as a way to find
purpose. Howard eventually returns to her Iowa roots and
creates the perfect synergy between two of America's
greatest icons—pie and the American Gothic House, the little
farmhouse immortalized in Grant Wood's famous painting,
where she now lives and runs the Pitchfork Pie Stand. Making Piece powerfully shows how one courageous woman
triumphs over tragedy. This beautifully written memoir is,
ultimately, about hope. It's about the journey of healing
and recovery, of facing fears, finding meaning in life
again, and moving forward with purpose and, eventually, joy.
It's about the nourishment of the heart and soul that comes
from the simple act of giving to others, like baking a
homemade pie and sharing it with someone whose pain is even
greater than your own. And it tells of the role of fate,
second chances and the strength found in community.
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