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Wright, Yvonne Pat. From Spice to Eternity: Discovering the Main Ingredient to a Life of Fulfillment and Purpose.  Cambridge, England: Vanguard Press: Pegasus Elliot MacKenzie Publishers Ltd., 2010.

Yvonne Pat Wright opens her cupboards, her kitchen, and her heart. She gives the reader descriptions and uses (historical and present day) of herbs and spices. The use of the spice or herb  reminds her of a story about people she has known, places she has been, or things she has experienced or discovered. Then, she gives the reader a recipe that used the herb or spice as a main ingredient. But, throughout, she is sharing what it has taken to make her relationship with Jesus grow and last. Then she shares a recipe featuring the herb or spice that began the chapter.

From Spice to Eternity is delightful and delectable. The reader is sure to mark their place with a costmary leaf; experiment with creating their own curry powder; fill their kitchen with the aromas of culinary delights from around the world, and will be encouraged to find the main ingredient (Jesus Christ) to fill their lives with a wonderful, lasting difference. In her author’s note that concludes the book she says, “Long after the taste of the recipes have faded, Jesus’ loves still remains.

Wright’s style of writing is informal and invitational encouraging the reader to come and taste not only an Aromatic Milk Bath, Baked Ripe Bananas, and Rye Bread, but to come to the Wedding Feast of the Lamb to enjoy the Bread of Life. The Table of Contents is a guide to the stories and the index locates each of the recipes. The only things missing are a list of herbs and spices and an index of scripture references.

Whether interested in botany and gardening, filling the kitchen spice rack, or listening to or reading well-developed clearly-articulated stories of Truth that are both thought provoking and memorable, the reader will come away with an overall experience which touches the taste buds and the heart.

Wright was born in Jamaica, migrated to the United Kingdom living in Buckinghamshire, and returned home to her native city of Kingstown. Most of her studies and working life she spent in communicating through various positions in advertising, radio and television; and writing through publication of a church magazine, Bible lesson studies, and crafting sermons. Her biography in From Spice to Eternity says “She has won the hearts of daughters, grandsons and nieces as well as several ‘adopteds’ with her hearty home cooked meals, delicately spiced and served up with healthy doses of the value of Christian living.