The Townsend family recipe for disaster
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Published:
Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Landmark, [2024].
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
337 pages ; 21 cm
Status:
Middlefield/Coe New Adult Collection
FIC Robinson

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"Mae Townsend has always dreamed of connecting with her estranged Black family in the South. She grew up picturing relatives who looked like her, crowded dinner tables, bustling kitchens. And, of course, the Townsend family barbecue, the tradition that kept her late father flying to North Carolina year after year, despite the mysterious rift that always required her to stay behind. But as Mae's wedding draws closer, promising a future of always standing out among her white in-laws, suddenly not knowing the Townsends hits her like a blow. So when news arrives that her paternal grandmother has passed, she decides it's time to head South. What she finds is a family in turmoil, a long-standing grudge intact, a lost mac & cheese recipe causing grief, and a family barbecue on the brink of disaster. Not willing to let her dreams of family slip away, Mae steps up to throw a barbecue everyone will remember. For better or for worse"--

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Hamden/Miller New Adult Fiction
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9781728268682, 9781464221637

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Includes a reading group guide.
Description
"Mae Townsend has always dreamed of connecting with her estranged Black family in the South. She grew up picturing relatives who looked like her, crowded dinner tables, bustling kitchens. And, of course, the Townsend family barbecue, the tradition that kept her late father flying to North Carolina year after year, despite the mysterious rift that always required her to stay behind. But as Mae's wedding draws closer, promising a future of always standing out among her white in-laws, suddenly not knowing the Townsends hits her like a blow. So when news arrives that her paternal grandmother has passed, she decides it's time to head South. What she finds is a family in turmoil, a long-standing grudge intact, a lost mac & cheese recipe causing grief, and a family barbecue on the brink of disaster. Not willing to let her dreams of family slip away, Mae steps up to throw a barbecue everyone will remember. For better or for worse"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation (style guide)

Robinson, S. (2024). The Townsend family recipe for disaster. Naperville, Illinois, Sourcebooks Landmark.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Robinson, Shauna. 2024. The Townsend Family Recipe for Disaster. Naperville, Illinois, Sourcebooks Landmark.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Robinson, Shauna, The Townsend Family Recipe for Disaster. Naperville, Illinois, Sourcebooks Landmark, 2024.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Robinson, Shauna. The Townsend Family Recipe for Disaster. Naperville, Illinois, Sourcebooks Landmark, 2024.

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