The Book of Peach Author:Penelope J. Stokes In The Book of Peach, Penelope J. Stokes, the acclaimed author of Heartbreak Caf?, brings us a novel that is heartwarming, hilarious?and impossible to put down. — Twenty-three years ago, beauty queen Peach Rondell left Mississippi and vowed never to return. Now she's back, divorced and heartbroken, trying to figure out how her life went so wrong.... more » To escape her mama's scrutinizing gaze, she spends her days in a little storefront diner called the Heartbreak Caf?, where, in the back booth, she scribbles away in her journal, waiting for enlightenment. Instead, Peach gets something even better: the unexpected friendship of an unlikely group of folks who show her that finding out where you're going usually means embracing where you're from.« less