Oh, That Excerpt in O!

October 25, 2009 By 2 Comments

I’m still reeling from the amazing excerpt of Cherries in Winter in the November issue of O, the Oprah Magazine! (It’s still on newsstands, and you can also read the excerpt, as well as some of my other articles, here: http://www.oprah.com/article/omagazine/200911-omag-grandfather-clam-chowder). I’m so grateful to those of you who wrote to tell me that you liked it, who came here to cherriesinwinter.com, and who left comments on oprah.com. You’re all so wonderful and encouraging!
Many of you said you were looking forward to reading Cherries in Winter and asked when the book would be coming out. Well, you can find it in bookstores and online on November 3–just a week from now!
Some of you also shared stories about your families that you were reminded of after reading about my grandfather. I can’t tell you how much I loved reading those. One of the main reasons I wrote this book was to remind people of their own family stories, and it meant so much to me that this was what happened.
My thanks to all of you who read, wrote, and enjoyed! Please keep visiting cherriesinwinter.com, and please keep sharing your stories and recipes. That’s how our loved ones live on.

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  • http://www.joannagoddard.blogspot.com joanna goddard

    i read the excerpt of your book in O, and i ADORED it. (in fact, i ripped it out to pass along to my mom :)

    what a sweet portrait of your grandfather. i’m going to pre-order the book, and i can’t wait to read more! xo

  • suzancolon

    Hi Joanna,
    Thank you so much! I’m so happy you liked the excerpt, and yes, there’s more where that came from in the book.
    I’m really glad you shared the story with your mom. My mom and I do that too–one of us will find something we love and say, “You have to see this!”
    Please let me know what you think of the book when you get it. And thanks for writing!
    All the best to you and Mom,
    Suzan