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The Lost Art of Mixing
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National bestselling author of Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club pick, The Scent Keeper, Erica Bauermeister returns to the enchanting world of The School of Essential Ingredients in this luminous sequel.
Lillian and her restaurant have a way of drawing people together. There’s Al, the accountant who finds meaning in numbers; Chloe, a budding chef who hasn’t learned to trust after heartbreak; Finnegan, quiet and steady as a tree, who can disappear into the background despite his massive height; Louise, Al’s wife, whose anger simmers just below the boiling point; and Isabelle, whose memories are slowly slipping from her grasp. And there’s Lillian herself, whose life has taken a turn she didn’t expect…
Their lives collide and mix with those around them, sometimes joining in effortless connections, at other times sifting together and separating again, creating a family that is chosen, not given. A beautifully imagined novel about the ties that bind—and links that break—The Lost Art of Mixing is a captivating meditation on the power of love, food, and companionship.
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Lillian and her restaurant have a way of drawing people together. There’s Al, the accountant who finds meaning in numbers; Chloe, a budding chef who hasn’t learned to trust after heartbreak; Finnegan, quiet and steady as a tree, who can disappear into the background despite his massive height; Louise, Al’s wife, whose anger simmers just below the boiling point; and Isabelle, whose memories are slowly slipping from her grasp. And there’s Lillian herself, whose life has taken a turn she didn’t expect…
Their lives collide and mix with those around them, sometimes joining in effortless connections, at other times sifting together and separating again, creating a family that is chosen, not given. A beautifully imagined novel about the ties that bind—and links that break—The Lost Art of Mixing is a captivating meditation on the power of love, food, and companionship.
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Pallavi
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“I FINALLY finished the lost art of mixing by Erica Bauermeister. It had some interesting parts, but on the whole the book was boring. As the title suggests, the lost art of mixing is really about bringing different people with their own individual narratives together- found family. I just wish the author had related that to the mixing of ingredients in the kitchen. After all, it does have an industrial kitchen on its cover and is a sequel to The school of essential ingredients. But the story fails to come up with that connection and that's where it fails and becomes boring. Interesting to note that Al and Louise have the same reaction to authors unknown to bookshop owners walking in to sign their books. It makes one think if louise may not follow in Al's footsteps in this one thing.”
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“This was mid for me. Lots of characters and Im not sure there was a main character. Lasso, I listened, so perhaps it would have landed differently if I’d read a hard copy?”Start a Book Club
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