The Summer Book from the Heart of the Home

by Susan Branch

To celebrate the 30th Anniversay of her best-selling SUMMER BOOK, Susan Branch has completely updated and revised her original book, with additional pages, lots of delicious NEW recipes, watercolored art, quotes, stories, ideas and all the little things that make Summer sweet. Handwritten as always, new additions include a new cover, lots about the joys of a kitchen garden, visiting local farmers' markets, making small-batch jam from fresh summer fruits, and celebrations of best old Summer pastimes that bring up childhood memories and inspire making more of them NOW.. There are summer decorating tips, tea-party recipes, picnic and camping stories, blissful breakfasts, and a summer reading list. Hand-written, watercolored, 144 pages, with a sewn-in ribbon bookmark.

144 pages, Hardcover

Published August 15, 2025

About the author

I'm the author of the Heart of the Home series of hand-written and watercolored books, and most recently, a three-part illustrated memoir that begins with The Fairy Tale Girl (as the appetizer), goes to Martha's Vineyard, Isle of Dreams (for main course), and then (for dessert) it's A Fine Romance, Falling in Love with the English Countryside. (You can take the girl out of the cookbook, but you can never take the cookbook out of the girl.) Hope you love them. I've been waiting a long time to tell this story.

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Reviews

[Sandy]

Never a bad thing to say about anything Susan Branch writes

[Autumn]

My favorites were the recipes for teatime- I wish she would do a book all about tea!

[Tamara Crandall]

I love the updated 30th anniversary edition. As always Susan entertains and provides great recipes.

[Angie Quantrell]

Delicious! Full of beautiful art and yummy recipes. Life!

[Brindi Michele]

I definitely want to own this beautiful book :)