{"product_id":"tomorrow-there-will-be-apricots-paperback","title":"Tomorrow There Will Be Apricots - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJessica Soffer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Sassy, brash, acrobatic and colorful . . . I want to read it again and again.\" --\u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Impressive . . . Soffer's style is natural and assured.\" --Meg Wolitzer, \u003cem\u003eAll Things Considered\u003c\/em\u003e, NPR \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLorca spends her life poring over cookbooks to earn the love of her distracted mother, a chef, who is now packing her off to boarding school. Desperate to prove herself, Lorca resolves to track down the recipe for her mother's ideal meal. She signs up for cooking lessons from Victoria, an Iraqi-Jewish immigrant profoundly shaken by her husband's death. Soon these two women develop a deeper bond while their concoctions--cardamom pistachio cookies, baklava, and \u003cem\u003emasgouf\u003c\/em\u003e--bake in Victoria's kitchen. But their individual endeavors force a reckoning with the past, the future, and the truth--whatever it might be. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eTomorrow There Will Be Apricots\u003c\/em\u003e we see how food sustains not just our bodies, but our hopes as well. \u003cem\u003eBukra fil mish mish\u003c\/em\u003e, the Arabic saying goes. Tomorrow, apricots may bloom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A profound and necessary new voice. Soffer's prose is as controlled as it is fresh, as incisive as it is musical. Soffer has arrived early, with an orchestra of talent at her disposal.\" --Colum McCann, author of \u003cem\u003eLet the Great World Spin \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Moving [and] extraordinary.\" --\u003cem\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A work of beauty in words . . . Soffer is a master artist painting the hidden hues of the human soul.\" --\u003cem\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSassy, brash, acrobatic and colorful . . . I want to read it again and again. \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Impressive . . . Soffer s style is natural and assured. Meg Wolitzer, \u003ci\u003eAll Things Considered\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLorca spends her life poring over cookbooks to earn the love of her distracted mother, a chef, who is now packing her off to boarding school. Desperate to prove herself, Lorca resolves to track down the recipe for her mother s ideal meal. She signs up for cooking lessons from Victoria, an Iraqi-Jewish immigrant profoundly shaken by her husband s death. Soon these two women develop a deeper bond while their concoctions cardamom pistachio cookies, baklava, and \u003ci\u003emasgouf\u003c\/i\u003e bake in Victoria s kitchen. But their individual endeavors force a reckoning with the past, the future, and the truth whatever it might be. \u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eTomorrow There Will Be Apricots\u003c\/i\u003e we see how food sustains not just our bodies, but our hopes as well. \u003ci\u003eBukra fil mish mish\u003c\/i\u003e, the Arabic saying goes. Tomorrow, apricots may bloom. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A profound and necessary new voice. Soffer s prose is as controlled as it is fresh, as incisive as it is musical. Soffer has arrived early, with an orchestra of talent at her disposal. Colum McCann, author of \u003ci\u003eLet the Great World Spin \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Moving [and] extraordinary. \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A work of beauty in words . . . Soffer is a master artist painting the hidden hues of the human soul. \u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJESSICA SOFFER earned her MFA at Hunter College. Her work has appeared in Granta, Martha Stewart Living, the New York Times, Real Simple, the Wall Street Journal, and Vogue. She teaches fiction at Connecticut College and lives in New York. \u003cbr\u003eAuthor photograph (c) Beowulf Sheehan \u003cbr\u003eLook for the Reader s Guide at www.marinerreadersguides.com \u003cbr\u003eMARINER\u003cbr\u003ewww.marinerbooks.com\u003cbr\u003e$14.95\u003cbr\u003eISBN 978-0-544-28973-4\u003cbr\u003eFiction\u003cbr\u003e0414\/1572175 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJESSICA SOFFER earned her MFA at Hunter College. She is a Hertog Fellow and a recipient of the Bernard Cohen Prize, and her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eTottenville Review\u003c\/i\u003e. She teaches fiction at Connecticut College. Her father, a painter and sculptor, immigrated from Iraq to the United States in 1948.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47458413445341,"sku":"9780544289734","price":17.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/VlI0em9CTFRvazNLRDZHUG9yWUVDdz09.webp?v=1771612822","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/tomorrow-there-will-be-apricots-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}