The Cookbook Collector (Allegra Goodman)

This novel follows two sisters, their various lovers, their family (and their secret family) two different tech startups, neighbors, and assorted others as they deal with betrayals, secrets, the dot.com crash, September 11, and an amazing collection of classic cookbooks. The writing is lovely and the characters skillfully drawn, but the book seems unfocused and sprawling. I enjoyed it, but didn't love it.