The Christmas Table

In June 1972, Joan Creighton’s husband, John, who never made more than a picture
frame, promises to make a kitchen table by Thanksgiving—last year was the final holiday
their family would eat at that old Formica table. Inspired to put delicious meals on her new
table, Joan learns to cook using the handwritten recipes her mother gave to her when she
and John got married. Then one day Joan receives a devastating diagnosis, and John is more
determined than ever to finish the table for her.

In June 2012, Lauren Mabrey discovers she is pregnant. Having never truly had a safe
and loving home of her own while growing up, she worries whether she will be able to
provide one for her child. As she and her husband prepare for the baby, they come across
an old table that feels just right for their future meals as a family of three. Inside a drawer
under the table, Lauren finds a stack of recipe cards. Notes have been written on each one
from a mother to her daughter, and Lauren finds she wants to make the mother proud by
following all her recipes.

Reaching across the span of forty years, the two women are connected by these recipes
and a homemade kitchen table. For both Joan and Lauren, the table is a promise. A promise
of a happy family and home. As Christmas draws near, Joan battles breast cancer, and Lauren
prepares for her baby’s arrival. Both of them follow the same recipes handed down by Joan’s
mother, and they learn that while home isn’t always a particular place, it can always be
a table where family and loved ones can gather and enjoy a home-cooked meal.

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