Pie

Shirley J.                    Adult Fiction                                    Pie baking, a secret recipe,  a rescued cat

Pie by Sarah Weeks     192 pages

A sweet story about Alice, who's Aunt Polly has the most amazing pie crust recipe that everybody in their town of Ipswitch, and world-wide, would do just about anything to get ahold of.   Aunt Polly has been offered loads of money for her recipe but always just laughs it off and continues to keep it a secret because folks coming from all over the world to visit her bakery and purchase her sensational pies.   Aunt Polly lives a simple life making the best pies in town and taking care of the huge (plump), white, cantankerous stray cat she took in and named Lardo, and doting on her niece, Alice.   Aunt Polly goes to bed not feeling well one night and passes away in her sleep.   Come to find out she has a will and has left her world famous secret recipe to Lardo and Lardo to Alice.   Her bakery, she leaves to the town in care of the Mayor for tourist revenue.   The family is fit to be tied!  Whaaaaaatttttttt?    A good story of achieving the greater good even when not everyone agrees.   I recommend this one to middle schoolers on up to senior citizens.   Well worth the smiles.