Recipes for a beautiful life : a memoir in stories
(Book)

"Author Rebecca Barry reflects on motherhood, work, and marriage in her new memoir about trying to build a creative life. When [she] and her husband moved to upstate New York to start their family, they wanted to be surrounded by natural beauty but close to a small urban center, doing work they loved, and plenty of time to spend with their kids. But living their dreams turned out not to be so simple: the lovely old house they bought had lots of character but also needed lots of repairs, they struggled to stay afloat financially, their children refused to sleep or play quietly, and the novel Rebecca had dreamed of writing simply wouldn't come to her"--From publisher's website.