A Cup of Redemption

If I had to describe this book in one word, I'd use the word "journey". This incredibly breath-taking tale by Carole Bumpus wow-ed me more than I can say in a few words. When I started reading this book, I just figured it was another Women's Fiction novel that would be a great 'on the side' read to k......more

Here is the Goodreads blurb: Like the braiding of three strands of brioche, the lives of three women Sophie Zabel Sullivan, Marcelle Pourrette Zabel, and Kate Barrington become inextricably intertwined as each struggles to resolve issues from past wars that have profoundly impacted their lives. Sophi......more

Based on a true story, Sophie was raised under traumatic circumstances. Her parents were part of the French Resistance during WWII and married during that time. Her mother, Marcelle, already had two illegitimate children, Thierry and Gerard, earlier during WWII. Jules, Marchelle's husband was violet......more

A Cup of Redemption combines the two delightful preoccupations — food and travel — in a beautiful woven story of women, family, and the celebration of survival. American Kate meets French ex-pat Sophie and her mother Marcelle in her quest to perfect French cooking. This chance meeting leads them all......more

An interesting novel in terms of depicting the destructive tentacles within generations of a family due to 'secrets and lies' and the traumas of war. I'm not a huge fan of any book with 'redemption' or 'redemptive' in its title or description--and I'm not a fan of dialogue-driven narratives, but thi......more