After his wife leaves him for a spin instructor named Blaze, Leo Pasternak's life is a disaster zone of divorce papers and microwave dinners. Enter his ninety-four-year-old grandmother, Nonna, who moves in after a fall and immediately takes over his kitchen, his garden, and his emotional life. With her sharp tongue, impossible standards, and soup that could cure almost anything, she forces Leo to stop hiding from his pain. As he plants tomatoes, battles weeds, and fights for his daughter, Leo discovers that healing isn't a destination—it's showing up, one day at a time. A warm, funny story about family, second chances, and the messiness of starting over.
