Grief Cookie

Published by: Lake Union
Release Date: Coming 2026

 
Synopsis

Belle Sutton flees New York City for quaint Gates Mills, Ohio, with her world in tatters. Back home with her beloved grandmother, she finds her footing and a sense of belonging she’s craved. But when tragedy strikes, Belle returns to New York, more rudderless than before.

There, a book of cherished family recipes mysteriously arrives in the mail, along with a letter urging Belle to read the cookbook with her younger sister, Alexis. The two, inseparable as children, are now estranged, mirroring the family rupture no one talks about—the lifelong rift between Gran and her sister, Grace.

Endeavoring to get her life together and all-too aware how the passage of time has complicated matters, Belle reluctantly reconnects with Alexis while poignant letters and photos inexplicably keep arriving. A meaningful piece of Belle’s life falls into place—until longstanding resentments ruin the sisters’ détente. When the reason behind Gran and Grace’s fracture is revealed, along with who’s been sending the letters, Belle and Alexis face a reckoning: Can they learn from the older generation’s mistakes, and rekindle the closeness each desperately needs?