One Friday in Napa, 9781647425296
Paperback
A daughter discovers her dying mother’s secrets hidden in recipes.

One Friday in Napa

a novel

$38.56

  • Paperback

    248 pages

  • Release Date

    3 January 2024

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Summary

One Friday in Napa: A Daughter’s Journey Through a Mother’s Secrets

Vene always felt estranged from her mother, Olivia, describing her as “cold” since childhood. When Olivia’s death looms, Vene returns to their Napa home, hoping for reconciliation. However, she finds Olivia as unyielding as ever, making amends seem impossible.

Discovering Olivia’s old cookbook, Vene unearths a hidden passion. The words reveal a young woman filled with romance, longing, duty, and heartbreak, …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781647425296
ISBN-10:1647425298
Author:Jennifer Hamm
Publisher:She Writes Press
Imprint:She Writes Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:248
Release Date:3 January 2024
Weight:338g
Dimensions:216mm x 140mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“A touching debut that delights the senses.”-Kirkus Reviews

“One Friday in Napa is a cross-generational story of losing love and finding it in unexpected places. A delicious read!”–Miranda Heller, #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Paper Palace

“Hamm delivers to her readers an intimate view of a family and gracefully sifts through the longing and disappointment that all too often accompany love.”–Corie Adjmi, author of The Marriage Box and Life and Other Shortcomings

“One Friday in Napa is a poignant and heart-achingly beautiful novel about love, loss, and how the choices we make impact those closest to us.”–Skye Gyngell, Michelin star chef and author of How I Cook

“Exquisitely written, Jennifer Hamm insightfully explores a mother and daughter’s journey to forgiveness. Her ability to delicately weave two different time periods side by side while uncovering rich, in-depth characters makes One Friday in Napa a powerful novel you won’t want to miss.”–Kim Raver, actress, director, and producer

“I’ve never experienced a novel quite like this one. On the surface, it’s a poignant story of a complex mother-daughter relationship fraught with misunderstanding and regret. But a tender love story is slowly revealed, and with it comes an unexpected culinary journey. Foodies will delight in Hamm’s mouthwatering descriptions of California wines and Italian food, while anyone with a beating heart will appreciate her powerful lesson on forgiveness. A stunning debut!”–Tammy Pasterick, author of Beneath the Veil of Smoke and Ash

About The Author

Jennifer Hamm

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Jennifer Hamm graduated with a BA in English at UCLA and began her writing career developing screenplays for movies and television. As a travel writer, she has covered the globe on assignment for various magazines and brands. She also writes It’s Only for A Year, a long-running blog chronicling her adventures raising her four boys in two countries. Hamm currently splits her time between London and Los Angeles. Friday in Napa is her first novel.

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