Go Ask Fannie by Elisabeth Hyde

The grown Blaire siblings are convening at their father Murray's home in New Hampshire for the weekend. There's eldest Ruth (a high-powered lawyer in Washington D.C. and a control freak), George, (a nurse who never married) and youngest Lizzie (a professor of literature who lives closest to Murray). The weekend gets off to a bad start when Lizzie confesses that her ex-lover, Gavin, ruined their mother, Lillian's cookbook. Lillian died over thirty years ago and the cookbook was extremely special to the family, with years' worth of handwritten comments and marginalia. To make matters worse, Lizzie was so mad at Gavin that she poured hot water over his laptop and, in the process, burned his hand. Now, he is threatening to sue her. Amidst the drama, the family also reflects on their relationships with each other and the two family members who are absent. As in her excellent last book, In the Heart of the Canyon, Hyde again treats the reader to a novel that's perfect for people who love to explore a variety of relationships.