Julia's Kitchen

Complete with a glossary of Hebrew and Yiddish terms and a recipe for chocolate chip cookies, this debut novel is a joyous tribute to the resiliency of the human spirit as it follows a young girl through shiva, the Jewish mourning period.

Cara Segal is a born worrier. She figures her worrying works like
a whisper in God's ear - if Cara's concerned about car crashes,
kidnappings, or murders, she lets God know, and he always
spares her. But Cara never thought to worry about a fire. And
one night while she's sleeping at a friend's house, her house
catches fire, and her mother and younger sister are both killed.
Throughout shiva, the initial Jewish mourning period, Cara
can't help wondering about God's role in the tragedy. And what
is her father's role in her life now? He walks around like a ghost
and refuses to talk about the fire. Cara longs for her family and
her home, where sweet smells filled the house as Cara's mom
filled orders for her catering business, Julia's Kitchen. Then one
day a call comes in for a cookie order, and Cara gets a wild idea.
Maybe by bringing back Julia's Kitchen, she can find a way to
reconnect with everything she's lost.
Complete with a glossary of Hebrew and Yiddish terms and a
recipe for chocolate chip cookies, this debut novel is a joyous
tribute to the resiliency of the human spirit.