A Recipe for Family

Tori Haschka

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Australia
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN:
  9781760857349
• eBook ISBN:
  9781760857356
• Topic: Literature
• Subtopic: Women in Fiction
• Index: Literature

Perfect for fans of Meg Mason and Sally Hepworth; a powerful and heart-rending story about how food connects us and assumptions divide us – and how true family can come from where you least expect it.

Things are getting slippery for Stella. With her husband away she’s juggling a full-time job, a tricky stepdaughter and a relentless four-year-old – all while trying to find her footing in her spouse’s shiny world. Joining the throng of local mothers, she reluctantly hires an au pair in the hope that it will lighten the load.

Stella’s mother-in-law, Elise, thinks this is a rotten idea. An industrial chemist and staunch feminist, she finds the ethical murkiness surrounding the au pair solution difficult to swallow. But she’s promised her son not to meddle, has her own career battles to slay and ghosts from her past to contend with.

For Ava, life in Sydney as an au pair could help fill the void left by the loss of her mother. With her family recipes in her hand and hope in her heart, she sets off to reinvent herself in a place far away.

Three women, drawn together by impossible circumstances, will discover that the greatest comfort can often be found in the mess.

Praise for A Recipe for Family

‘A powerful and hilarious take on the many hurdles women face and how we can overcome them together. Brimming with heart and deliciously wise, A Recipe for Family made me want to go back for seconds.’
Sally Hepworth, author of The Younger Wife
 
‘An elegant depiction of three generations of female overwhelm. A Recipe For Family is powerful, slyly funny, and studded with sharp observations about the impossible expectations of contemporary motherhood. The kind of storytelling that elicits affirming nods, snort-laughs, and the occasional tear.’
Holly Wainwright, author of I Give My Marriage a Year

‘Tori Haschka’s A Recipe for Family is an antidote to the rigours of 2020s parenting, filled with solidarity, laugh-out-loud moments, and delectable page-turning tension.’
Victoria Brookman, author of Burnt Out

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Dedication
• Chapter 1: Tepid Peppermint Tea
• Chapter 2: Cheese and Biscuits
• Chapter 3: Lemon Sweet Heart Cookies
• Chapter 4: Pear and Blackberry Buckle
• Chapter 5: Cinnamon Toast Sandwich
• Chapter 6: Red Lentil Dahl
• Chapter 7: Caramelised Onions
• Chapter 8: Perfect Pikelets
• Chapter 9: Roast Chicken
• Chapter 10: Savoury Mince
• Chapter 11: Warm Milk with Cinnamon
• Chapter 12: Spinach Pie
• Chapter 13: Pelmeni
• Chapter 14: Fried Rice
• Chapter 15: Fermented Cabbage
• Chapter 16: Gluten Free Muffins
• Chapter 17: Salmon en Papillote
• Chapter 18: Basil Pesto
• Chapter 19: Funfetti Cake
• Chapter 20: Strawberry Fizz Sticks
• Chapter 21: Nut Porridge
• Chapter 22: Ginger Nut Biscuits
• Chapter 23: Peach Melba Pie
• Chapter 24: Arancini
• Chapter 25: Scrambled Eggs
• Chapter 26: Boosted Bolognaise
• Chapter 27: No More Worries Banana Bread Part 1
• Chapter 28: No More Worries Banana Bread Part 2
• Chapter 29: No More Worries Banana Bread Part 3
• Chapter 30: No More Worries Banana Bread Part 4
• Chapter 31: Vanilla Slice
• Chapter 32: Tap Water
• Chapter 33: Pea Risotto
• Chapter 34: Mimosas and Strawberries
• Chapter 35: Champagne Dregs
• Chapter 36: Empty Tupperware
• Chapter 37: Orange Juice with Bran
• Chapter 38: Hospital Sandwiches
• Chapter 39: Hot Tea
• Epilogue: Time Outs
• Recipes
• Book Club Questions
• Acknowledgments
• ‘Grace Under Pressure’ Teaser
• About the Author
• Copyright