The Divine Proverb of Streusel ~ Review

The Divine Proverb of Streusel 

By Sara Brunsvold

When Nikki Werner's parents broke up, she was hurt. But when her father remarried soon afterward, her world shattered. And she leaves everyone and everything behind, seeking refuge in the one place she least expected - her father's childhood home, a place she hadn't visited in more than a decade.

But in the act of trying to hide from her pain and clinging to her bitterness, she's caused a rift with the one man she thought she'd spend all her tomorrows with. This is a summer of discovery for Nikki. Discovering where she came from and the factors that shaped her father into the person he became.

I liked the recipes that Nikki discovered in an old notebook. Recipes for both food and for living. This was a really good book - I wasn't sure what to expect as it dealt with the fallout of a failed, broken marriage as seen through the eyes of an adult daughter. But it is more than that. It is a story of understanding, forgiveness, love, and loss. Of finding oneself where you are.

I was provided a complimentary copy of this book with no expectations but that I provide my honest opinion. All thoughts expressed are my own.

About the Book:

Shaken by her parents' divorce and discouraged by the growing chasm between herself and her serious boyfriend, Nikki Werner seeks solace at her uncle's farm in a small Missouri hamlet. She'll spend the summer there, picking up the pieces of her shattered present so she can plan a better future. But what awaits her at the ancestral farm is a past she barely knows.

Among her late grandmother's belongings, Nikki finds an old notebook filled with handwritten German recipes and wise sayings pulled from the book of Proverbs. With each recipe she makes, she invites locals to the family table to hear their stories about the town's history, her ancestors--and her estranged father.

What started as a cathartic way to connect to her heritage soon becomes the means through which she learns how the women before her endured--with the help of their cooking prowess. Nikki realizes how delicious streusel with a healthy dollop of faith can serve as a guide to heal wounds of the past.