I didn't enjoy this one as much as Chocolat and Blackberry Wine, but I wouldn't consider it a waste of time either. This is one of those that jumps back and forth from the narrator's present and childhood. It's a book about secrets, family, and friendships; and about looking back in order to see the present.

From the back:

When Framboise Simon returns to a small village on the banks of the Loire, the locals do not recognize her as the daughter of the infamous woman they hold responsible for a tragedy during the German occupation years ago. But the past and present are inextricably entwined, particularly in a scrapbook of recipes and memories that Framboise has inherited from her mother. And soon Framboise will realize that the journal also contains the key to the tragedy that indelibly marked that summer of her ninth year...

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

I'm giving this book to a coworker. I'll ask her to pass it on when she's finished with it.