Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

Making Piece: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Pie
Making Piece: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Pie
Making Piece: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Pie
Ebook346 pages5 hours

Making Piece: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Pie

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

3.5/5

()

Read preview

About this ebook

When journalist Beth Howard’s young husband dies suddenly, she packs up the RV he left behind and hits the American highways. At every stop along the way—be it filming a pie documentary or handing out free slices on the streets of Los Angeles—Beth uses pie as a way to reach out and find purpose. Making Piece powerfully shows ho

LanguageEnglish
Release dateSep 10, 2019
ISBN9781732672536
Making Piece: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Pie
Author

Beth M. Howard

Beth M. Howard has been a journalist for more than 20 years, specializing in personality profiles, adventure travel and outdoor sports. In 2001, she quit a lucrative web-producing job to bake pies at a gourmet deli in Malibu, California. She started her popular blog, The World Needs More Pie, in 2007, and it has been featured in publications worldwide. She lives in Eldon, Iowa. Visit her at TheWorldNeedsMorePie.com.

Read more from Beth M. Howard

Related to Making Piece

Related ebooks

Self-Improvement For You

View More

Related articles

Reviews for Making Piece

Rating: 3.3333333333333335 out of 5 stars
3.5/5

3 ratings3 reviews

What did you think?

Tap to rate

Review must be at least 10 words

  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Making Piece A memoir of love, loss and pie by Beth M. Howard9780373892570The power of pie!This is a story of a woman who loses her husband that was just about to sign the divorce papers.They've traveled and lived all over the world and he could never find enough time for her.Love to learn new things: pie safe, had no idea that's what they were called.Love scenery of Washington along Olympic Mountains western area where we first learn of how she made her first pie ever, the instructions are priceless!Making pies to her is like what knitting does for me-calms, relaxes me.Love the shortcuts to baking pies and learning how she perfects her technique.She has returned to Portland, Oregon from Texas after he dies and tries to get a job making pies. Nobody is hiring.Heartwretching to hear of her going through Marcus things to be donated, given away or to keep a few for her memories.The RV Camper that he wanted to travel to every national park and camp at is a bucket list item for me as well.She loaded up the camper and drove it to her friends in CA and met up with another friend who would return in 30 days sothey could start their venture: how pie helps me grieve with my loss. making pies on the road.She starts by researching the other places around town that sell pie. They filmed and showed how pies are made at differentestablishments and at others homes: baking parties learning something new at every stop.Love the idea of the Spur Award and how she uses it not only with horses but other major aspects of her life.Story of how she is coping with her grief is spot on, even with her thyroid problem.Judging at the various events was eye opening in what they do to their creations and creatures to be assured a ribbon.And recipes are included!
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    I wanted to love this book, but the author/narrator was self-centered, impatient, bitchy and annoying; and her life really wasn't interesting enough for a full-length memoir. Her husband died; she made pies; she judged pies in contests; she had a one-night stand; she went back to Iowa to visit her hometown; she moved into the American Gothic house (featured in the painting by Grant Wood). The end. Maybe this material would have been more interesting if Howard were a better writer; the language is flat, the pacing slow, and there is no character growth or transformation. For a memoir about food that is compelling and not me-me-me, check out Waiting by Debra Ginsberg.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    There are so many memoirs written about someone facing a loss or overcoming adversity. What sets this one apart is quite frankly the pies. The descriptions of the pies are mouthwatering. I loved the old man at the apple orchard who brought her into his kitchen to teach her to make a pie. Admired her perseverance and persistence in trying to get a job making pies, for continuing the quest to support herself doing what she loved. That she also comes to live in the house that was immortalized in the painting American Gothic and the descriptions of the people who come to see the house was also fun. Love the title and think the cover is perfect for this memoir.ARC by NetGalley.

Book preview

Making Piece - Beth M. Howard

Pabook_preview_excerpt.html}ےƕ:Qݶ<(Hlh+D0dUA KH9O%;ٲ+LvWᒗ}Y{_~ypݘtc/,_ם|]cun}pک1wiaU=]P )%]SS1>_> M5dNJC.t/zŵz Cu:M]%ukklUN >k*3>Jrjg|/׏?OՔ9Oq55>C,λS;q|]&]=8NqȳPOxku)kKv<uWS\cd_)-i_vp/sh%vM 9GcEAƗLՏ3kuwSkCބl{C¥Ih,:-fN;ᦡz:,? ?}YFrpIqFglC}ƃL¸R46 Ph'LyZeC{Rן!;O#:03p4I ihdY#%^#՟RԾDc7P"٧۠t^ւm}B#o#^]Xa Us6"~;t;_뮪a6|i12xeV50m?]P|-ևj cs M KNn!`>r:x.ECw-$n&Lc5"/xꚺ֥֟FN[+tڌk'翎}/Xa_ܚI>?y }k)/r[SoLJ# `{ c6sIco.T'^\/_:_e Îe(8sN^oFȁ]{EjÅb\ M([ns97.zSsO> ! hV`0Qjʭȏ (3vԧa[W:Ѣz?Sʠ0VC8mWJ{Oǐ\?O-6 qK5`7. Q>UqPcWxRC0ȪqP֝۩><#<*\8TLrbu %k`~qNwg\,]tk@bc F& (|IIRV g+v:Ac|/x/(b0*E?o?a^7޴_)am 5)fSSkR=c\K`#UO6)Ih0MI"s2gRދ,+pǐ:0&c'غÞ/et0+X̦Áx ׏;AYh/ F<|)!+mBSCaT S=#Zx^/L?qc;m7%.^j-/,X+_By D<ON@>&c$34Pbz7{ P *);E+T OڟX&],#4x;? QT G -1)vꞣ 3{N^p0p6ZӘ:3cv#L%e@"p3e#Xvr?H84,E[Xoy*|3%qs|hl;J#K  n\,_"~K 7ya&,aймpяÛo>h.Dz>e28hZgKf{ 9;$zCz=Z;]DѪ-l %&a&7&d  ;%X:O^ }8ühy" c @%2935)S:2-Sjk,@)`f m._t=cJ“Dq:毁ifI]K&Za (P u\M\w$t @*.~x0F|ϛ%niZyEOMX@@iE2Zv$ BLS|ԏU 75-d0dI9HoWƀlpSAX@BLi2 i1NÓTMEb[sؘ)Ə>NɎ3 edbiM96%&^BB[:+"$z!1;Dfێ&y)$#mjs%Y+J<'i *3!! 5 !|`\ݮP)D:+yqi a Hڲofa_x"K@G+yMߺX e  NIQ~M;y>S4r)!Qb='D 3 !q[pS'lY,ǩz9/]:B;+.^(p֮3 &GJ%tg&wZϽ q |-}mQŠ,8a8z,df+pp :VTqt>~I:3rI }7Fg!`d- fOrТ*Aʩk%Y\(dtB\'xƋ,&K׾(-p/)W>ּ( cj3';Dmc[@6SH5i"V!BZTL> ѵϥML}]_wP7.(]22w3o)tبY(5iq NG0G*͚irHB\QV ʽrUc%B)b#K;wo㇉Ikf {h !u5m>Jj me؆bA II tZHΛ<.ܭ6jH܌V k_3w GuJ RUnw59HjJOۙP>,xy D i% 650qFS@rg2RɭcI;/j u$%vVVQ-p m)WYLgVdX*MZY $KIS,%5CeJ- jgzzG 4~2qJ(!-py[K>}X$t4Q`Bͽ.)J ʈ@{b>[ͩ+^1U_%Tq;^>&0OXi?l7Z㎤rcrEy~у19*6y580F}_sT\_#L&/8R!C`eJf5y[ ##ef6tT&=- eh͹~޹}X/؄0ьE,)勌WsH^'z! 򥖜b:}euقځʾӹ-WK1Y]R{Vy^?:&,U, TfWYR _bqڕ ¢"n2o`͉%6.4< .d'<T}S!Iv/^p̡lƊ&։ ,`H,bD1Q$xBm*Y+FLgS09t;/Kܩ:3jN\V`-yULh+}p/,[CDa0`.'ŸWL}UQWFr3mzȜޝm\бs=¼n~._ 6dZ].p׻ ;A*L\+-a #sMXS1c,N-u@~bT#WE!y_0kf#JS8в fj͞띓%gq *)].zj, ,h_۠dFƕu` RȨb`V/+$)4 1&7Y{eK0q&Y2}ãWV*tXxy>DS0&Kcn!0{|dыNdl3ʬь t "7dm֐f}Bge%J7^;ܐP]乽xg'՜Ljbd?XըH&YKnE4cc j*;}O4wAįv 4b*Ӵ@zUPm(ӔDVPA20AW6J">5oϘ0f珿ٹw9XK]B;1H6@cOߍqd)tï%KJp`z+Z`9% $jƿ3|yX#3%"x·)#;ƥou 8(ߺK qXkɉ~c<@p_{ҪePÞP|k(%THdr`}B؛,o=şʀ RuΤ/hUrz)͖eoJ,|6q! t uags߯DP  90+il\eɇ|}(2b+nϛrƚcFlSVViJ{.Slauz; 1=Bk{gS޽jfdkrw𱅵h4r?8!Ѽw̽P"VoZJa:{;"@S _-̢z`XpW1fIdbĒ4fV2*JH8 Nk13QPOm"r}gXdfd3yHjI,` 9sBh:Z/T^&U^tjjZ_ EcBb[Z;Ғe|^2RZk ;d!8wlZ+\-)!Nn[z0wM!eкr[GіB_Y%b{_oFkdQf [d,݅Q1Z[di0~_qZE K'Ż0IH %DZ U 6lpT\ BHgڦۖi>q[]/Ա[$H맃a(m%O8A $xx*5rozqE$oGϩ=_ XMRoGzsFv.J]hMol/Y^юjjYRg;f{4/bA;%ؚ"nGI,=m\^`ʿ٪{Fu4NrQJ. #!pͶ=' 2-i+r6qacF5Q6iΨ6-x{񑅎b6PLZJ!3)'ROiq iXX ̳-}-k6:~ujXa&IFkP l.6z E(aeAJiB^V"8w2N,fw{egH7ulږm9<<X3e+%l+1Z8+I#K%ɩ2"ڀ6(2);zE'^64eV=%6` x OF:v9eܤtfuՇɉgmkt;FO#`&ޡd؊3Jx%;Va0e Yt"7 LNrLTwCHEȶjmh &ԲG3ڞ[NAMFhJ4WKV|⏮VLZ." n@qg^C'w9HwNH?:MB7-"ּu&;X 3qHF ־;ʂmymg!!C =ZE!y=[ IBoVaL@T)|b`77 ^2δAI9࡯Zܮ!Q\0y)ȱWyof,>tF a|YduB<%2c.NH%rZj9dY̢+2 I2% ̂؛7)gJ=|R0u?[I7 ,_7KD2vͮdYf*ug䑾})"̃h JT%r^rNs&0Qakqvat%@ޕG;7I~ ]:mO7~rJh'Z/9!XLM~$9ߓ۞ xV]N,=)B˭*J~C`;Ε _j r a9H#CMnZ ooKe :N41)!榛kJg9 T噆wP'g+`ĿwVY;¼ccۯϯ9ow~:)&2U4y@{q;{`ni-CVrD+IOo/>}9O,ٶtd<̗ڎ:qӘ2WvXaR,.OΛZG O~Ή3mBoQM7^=H^dGi
Enjoying the preview?
Page 1 of 1