<DIV>In the tradition of Aimee Bender and Nicole Krauss, <I>Tomorrow There Will Be Apricots</I> is a “mouth-watering story of self-discovery” (Sarah McCoy) following two women adrift in New York, brought together by their shared love of cooking. Soon lonely teenager Lorca and newly widowed Victoria develop a deeper bond while their concoctions—cardamom pistachio cookies, baklava, and <I>masgouf</I>—bake in Victoria’s kitchen. But, before long, their individual endeavors force a reckoning with the past, the future, and the truth—whatever it might be.</p><P>In this debut Colum McCann calls “beautifully written and sharply felt,” we see how food sustains not just our bodies, but our hopes as well. <I>Bukra fil mish mish,</I> the Arabic saying goes. Tomorrow, apricots may bloom.</DIV>