All cook­ing is about trans­for­ma­tion — com­bine some ingre­di­ents and some heat, and voila — some­thing new emerges. This book is also about trans­for­ma­tion — because it describes Sher­ri’s evo­lu­tion from a sec­u­lar Amer­i­can fem­i­nist to an obser­vant Israeli Jew (still fem­i­nist). It’s the sto­ry of a woman who leaves the world she knows and set­tles in a for­eign land. The sto­ry of a woman who yearns to feel at home. The sto­ry of a woman and her fam­i­ly who come under fire. The sto­ry of a woman who finds her own power.