Maya Calder returns to her seaside hometown after inheriting her grandmother’s failing restaurant, where a handwritten recipe book reveals generations of love, loss, and resilience. As financial pressure and developers threaten to erase the past, Maya discovers that food is more than survival—it is memory, connection, and identity. Through courage and reinvention, she learns that even when a place is lost, its heart can live on through what we choose to create.
Family
Smalltown
Healing
Grief
Redemption
Identity
Newadult
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★★ (4.7) (21)
GenreOther
Length40 mins
Publish dateJan 18, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Chapter 1
4Chapter 4
2Chapter 2
5Chapter 5
3Chapter 3
6Chapter 6
About the author
VALERIE TYES
’m a writer who finds inspiration in the quiet intersections between science, emotion, and imagination. My stories explore how ordinary lives can touch the extraordinary, often blending realism with wonder. I believe every piece of writing is a bridge between what we know and what we dare to dream.View all audiobooks by VALERIE TYES
