48 pages • 1 hour read
From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home
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Overview
From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home is a work of nonfiction by Tembi Locke, an American actress, writer, and grief advocate. Shifting between two timelines, one before and the other after the death of her husband, Saro, From Scratch chronicles Tembi and Saro’s relationship and the evolution of her grief and healing after he passes. Drawing on journals, letters, electronic communications, and personal memories, Tembi tells the story of falling in love with Saro during her semester abroad in Florence, their marriage, his battle with cancer, and her journey toward healing in his close-knit Sicilian hometown of Aliminusa. A New York Times bestseller and Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick that was also adapted into a Netflix series in 2022, From Scratch touches on themes of love, loss, grief, food, and community.
This guide refers to the 2019 edition published by Simon & Schuster Paperbacks.
Summary
The Prologue takes place in an olive grove on the outskirts of Saro’s hometown of Aliminusa, Sicily. Tembi reminisces about her life with Saro and fulfills his dying wish to have his ashes scattered in Sicily. Fraught with grief, Tembi wonders how she and Unlock all 48 pages of this Study Guide Plus, gain access to 8,900+ more expert-written Study Guides. Including features:
