From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, & Finding Home is by Tembi Locke. A charming and heart-rending multi-cultural autobiographical memoir. Tembi Locke met the love of her life while studying in Italy. Saro is a chef from Sicily who is willing to move to the United States to be with his new bride. Tembi is heartbroken when she discovers her new in laws don't want anything to do with her or Saro because she is black. Then Saro is diagnosed with cancer and dies. Tembi and their adopted daughter take his body home to Sicily and against all odds a strong bond forms between Tembi and her mother-in-law. This is a story of loss and the power of love and family ties.
Ratings: 10th grade - 8 out of 10 - P (profanity).
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