SOMEDAY, NOW
Someday, Now is a story of return, release, and what comes next – a soulful new memoir about the ache of transition and the promise of renewal.Â
In Someday, Now, Tembi Locke returns to Sicily for one final summer with her daughter before she leaves for college. Faced with the quiet ache of an empty nest and the echoes of past love, Locke invites listeners on a deeply personal journey through change, reflection, and renewal. Told exclusively through immersive audio, this memoir is a meditation on what it means to let go, stay present, and begin again—with grace.
WITH ORIGINAL NARRATION FROM TEMBI, SOMEDAY, NOW OFFERS:
- An immersive audio experience recorded on location in Sicily
- A heartfelt exploration of the empty nest transition
- Reflections on motherhood, memory, and midlife transformation
- A moving portrait of blended family life and intentional connection
- The healing power of travel in seasons of uncertainty
 “This audiobook is a balm for the soul—an immersive, beautifully rendered experience that reminds us the greatest gifts come when we meet change with an open heart.”
— Adrienne Brodeur, New York Times bestselling author of Wild Game and Little Monsters
“A vacation for both body and soul.”
— Erica Bauermeister, New York Times bestselling author of The Scent Keeper and No Two Persons
“As a mother of three young children who are nowhere close to leaving home yet, I still felt seen in Tembi’s words. This is a story for anyone who has loved, lost, and dared to begin again.”
— Anna Malaika Tubbs, two-time New York Times bestselling author of The Three Mothers and Erased
“This is a glowing book to cherish in every season of life, particularly for those navigating change and the weaving of timelines—past, present, future—into a fabric of existence defined by resilience, wonder, and awe.”
— Nancy Jooyoun Kim, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Story of Mina Lee and What We Kept to Ourselves
“A raw and poignant story documenting that bittersweet time in motherhood between your kids taking flight and the looming empty nest.”
— Ashley Elston, #1 New York Times bestselling author of First Lie Wins
 “As a seeker and a sage, Tembi offers the gift of inspiration and example for how to navigate the changing seasons of our lives and the inevitable shifts that bring change and challenge, renewal and riotous joy.”
— Christine Pride, co-author of We Are Not Like Them and You Were Always Mine, and author of All the Men I’ve Loved Again
“A meditation on love, Someday, Now is filled with sensual storytelling—pasta and rosemary, ancient crafts and devoted beekeepers—and reminders that every ending in life is also a new beginning.”
— Satya Doyle Byock, author of Quarterlife: The Search for Self in Early Adulthood
“You could see the world as daunting, family as complicated, love as unpredictable... or you could see life the way Tembi Locke does: a perpetual wonder, always unfolding in surprising new layers.”
— Mary Laura Philpott, author of Bomb Shelter: Love, Time, and Other Explosives and I Miss You When I Blink
FROM SCRATCH
ABOUT FROM SCRATCH
This Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick and New York Times bestseller is “a captivating story of love lost and found” (Kirkus Reviews) set in the lush Sicilian countryside, where one woman discovers the healing powers of food, family, and unexpected grace in her darkest hours.Â
It was love at first sight when Tembi met professional chef, Saro, on a street in Florence. There was just one problem: Saro’s traditional Sicilian family did not approve of his marrying a Black American woman. However, the couple, heartbroken but undeterred, forged on. They built a happy life in Los Angeles, with fulfilling careers, deep friendships, and the love of their lives: a baby girl they adopted at birth. Eventually, they reconciled with Saro’s family just as he faced a formidable cancer that would consume all their dreams.Â
From Scratch chronicles three summers Tembi spends in Sicily with her daughter, Zoela, as she begins to piece together a life without her husband in his tiny hometown hamlet of farmers. Where once Tembi was estranged from Saro’s family, now she finds solace and nourishment—literally and spiritually—at her mother-in-law’s table. In the Sicilian countryside, she discovers the healing gifts of simple fresh food, the embrace of a close knit community, and timeless traditions and wisdom that light a path forward.
All along the way she reflects on her and Saro’s romance—an incredible love story that leaps off the pages. In Sicily, it is said that every story begins with a marriage or a death—in Tembi Locke’s case, it is both. “Locke’s raw and heartfelt memoir will uplift readers suffering from the loss of their own loved ones” (Publishers Weekly), but her story is also about love, finding a home, and chasing flavor as an act of remembrance.
Nominated for an Audie Award and Goodreads Choice Award, From Scratch is for anyone who has dared to reach for big love, fought for what mattered most, and those who needed a powerful reminder that life is...delicious.
“This beautiful memoir takes us on Tembi’s personal journey of love, parenthood, and ultimately the loss of her husband, Saro. She learns to heal in the most beautiful way --- through the support of three generations of women--- and yes, there’s Italian food. Lots and lots of Italian food!”Â
-Reese Witherspoon
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If your book club is reading From Scratch, and/or you’d like to dive deeper into the book’s experience, download the free From Scratch Reader’s Guide today to gain access to discussion questions, ideas on how to enhance your book club, and a Q&A with author Tembi Locke.
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