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(More customer reviews)Deena Livingston is a young woman who seemingly had it all--a rewarding career as a pastry chef in an upscale restaurant, wedding plans well underway--until the night all of her dreams came crashing down around her, leaving scars on her body, and on her heart. Atlanta has become a painful reminder of a life that no longer fits. When her recently deceased grandfather's will provides the opportunity to move to an isolated community in the mountains of North Carolina, she jumps in with both feet, eager to escape life as she knows it.
Taking possession of the cabin, however, comes with one heavy-duty string attached; Deena must donate six months of afternoons at an after-school program for disadvantaged middle-schoolers at her grandfather's church, providing cooking lessons. The young woman who desires only to isolate herself and tend to her physical and emotional wounds is faced with two options; abide by the stipulation her grandfather has set forth in his will, or leave her hidey-hole and return to Atlanta and face the daily reminders of her shattered life.
Deena's world-view, and faith, are challenged and strengthened as she comes to know the people the Lord brings into her life in Bryson City, North Carolina. From her adolescent cooking group, she learns that not all scars are visible, and that it's possible to work through trust and anger issues while still keeping a heart open, and vulnerable, to others.
I chuckled, grinned, and wiped a few tears while reading "How Sweet It Is." Ms. Wisler is a talented new voice in Christian fiction. She speaks a distinct message of renewed hope and purpose through Christ's calling with skill, humor and sensitivity. I eagerly await her next release.
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Deena Livingston leaves behind a broken romance and her chef job in Atlanta to spend time at her grandfather's cabin in the mountains of North Carolina. But her grandfather has an odd request: he wants Deena to teach cooking classes to the ragtag group of middle-schoolers who attend the local afterschool program, The Center. Reluctantly, Deena agrees, but how is she supposed to convince these kids that cooking at home is better than eating at McDonalds? And after all she went through in Atlanta, why is she attracted to Zack, the social worker at The Center? Can a Dr. Seuss-quoting plumber, a curly-haired basketball player, and a group of middle-schoolers change Deena's outlook on life?
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