ASIN: B00ZAIEEUO
Publisher: Amazon.com Services LLC
Pages: 186
A cast iron skillet made in the late 1800s by a former slave for his beloved is passed down to the eldest daughter of each generation of his family, except when it comes to Gussie Molten and her sister. The sisters have not spoken to each other for thirty-five years. When they and the other cast of characters face their own insecurities and heartache, generational stories surface like layers formed from cake batter baking in a skillet. There is Camille whose mother dies, and her father suddenly marries the neighbor down the street. Camille brands herself as part of her father’s “practice family” and even lets resentment toward the couple interfere with plans for children with her new husband. Alicia, who has lived in different foster homes, learns that family extends beyond bloodlines; and Jevelyn gets tangled up with friends who have secrets and later with a con man. Drama. Romance. ...
