This book was such an inspiration to me! If I had only had it to read when I was younger and dealing with similar circumstances. I hoped while I was reading it for a fortunate outcome for Erin. She had a life that was difficult and controlled first by her father and then by her obnoxious husband. I hoped he would eventually get his comeuppance, and was discouraged for her the whole book! She was graced with a wonderful woman for her mother. The description she wrote of her mother at the end was one of my favorite parts. The way the women who were her friends and worked with her becoming a family just showed how far you can come and how much you can accomplish by joining together in a group. Friends are a necessary part of life. Erin described perfectly how they can lift you up when you are at your very lowest. A lot of women will relate to this book she has written. I will be recommending it to all my friends. Beautiful descriptions of the visions in her mind and of her Lost Kitchen make me wish I could travel there to eat.