A busy life can make ordinary pleasures feel almost insignificant. A long dinner with family, an evening spent discussing a favourite book or a backyard gathering can seem like small pauses between more important responsibilities. But Reese Witherspoon sees those moments differently. To her, the comforts of home are not distractions from ambition, they can be what gives people the energy to pursue it.
That idea runs through Whiskey in a Teacup , her 2018 book about Southern traditions, family, food, hospitality and the lessons she inherited from her mother and grandmother.