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House of Smoke: A Southerner Goes Searching for Home Romance_Gift_Guide If only she were allowedNATIONAL BESTSELLER The author of The Potlikker Papers: A Food History of the Modern South tells his own story this time. Of growing up in a house wrecked by violence and a South haunted by racism. And of how his search for home led him to find escape and belonging through food. Until he realizes that gathering at the table is just one small step toward reckoning. A story for all Americans on a path to self awareness, honesty, and love.Wright