The Summer Kitchen

By: Lisa Wingate

Narrated by: Staci Snell, Karissa Vacker

From the author of A Month of Summer, an inspiring new novel in the Blue Sky Hill series about one woman's effect on a struggling Dallas neighborhood.

With her adopted son missing and the rest of her family increasingly estranged, Sandra Kaye Darden is drawn to the little pink house where her Uncle Poppy once provided security. What begins for Sandra as a simple painting project, meant to prepare the house for sale, becomes a secret venture that eventually changes everything.

Cass Blue is having trouble keeping food on the table since she ditched foster care. When Sandra Kaye shows up with lunch one day, Cass has no way of knowing that the meeting will lead to the creation of a place of refuge that could reunite a divided community.

In this moving story of second chances, two unlikely allies realize their ability to make a difference...and the power of what becomes known as the Summer Kitchen to nourish the soul.

Critic reviews

"Wingate's novels [are] like those of Nicholas Sparks and Richard Paul Evans."
-The Eagle (Bryan-College Station, TX)

If you like Christian novels you’ll like this

I wish Audible would specify the genres as Christian. It was your typical Lisa Wingate series novel, inspiring, enjoyable and good endings. The racial stereotyping was a bit much for 2020 but maybe was acceptable when the book was written. Lisa W is great describing scenes and feelings. I do enjoy that

Wonderful read

I thoroughly enjoyed this book even though it left me in tears! But happy tears. What a story line that kept me up for hours as I had such a a hard time finding a stopping place. No matter what your life is like it made you appreciate all the small things and realize things could be a whole lot different it for the grace of God. Wonderful story.

The Summer Kitchen

Lisa Wingate books are so enjoyable to listen to or if you have them read them.
I recommend them to anybody that likes simplicity.

A beautiful story

Lisa Wingate has a wonderful way of pulling you into her story into her characters into her heart.
You could feel the depth, pain and love of each of these characters as they tried to find their footing in life.

The Summer Kitchen-

I guess I’m hooked on Lisa Wingate’s novels. This one started slow however as always the characters developed and pulled me into their lives.

I’m also a sucker for happy endings.