Someday, Now

A Memoir of Family, Reclaiming Possibility, and One Sicilian Summer

De: Tembi Locke

Narrado por: Tembi Locke

Tembi Locke, New York Times bestselling author of From Scratch, returns to Sicily for a breathtaking, emotional summer adventure, as she faces the empty nest and an uncharted new chapter in her own life.

Tembi Locke has always been obsessed with family—making them, keeping them, thriving within them. As a child of divorce, a mother through adoption, a widow by cancer and now remarried to form a blended family, she is deeply familiar with change and upheaval. But in the summer of 2023, she felt overwhelmed and uneasy by another major shift: her only child, Zoela, was about to move across the country for college. Tembi needed to be in a place with the power to connect her to the past and prepare her for the future. So, she rented a house by the sea and booked flights to Sicily.

Someday, Now chronicles a sun-drenched summer adventure, as Tembi searches for meaning in places as vast and awe-inspiring as the Tyrrhenian Sea and the mythological home of Persephone and Demeter to those as quiet and personal as her late mother-in-law’s kitchen table. The island is rife with nostalgia and memories for her and Zoela, who grew up visiting her late father’s family in the Sicilian countryside. And when Tembi’s new husband Robert joins them a few days into their trip, she leans into the complicated feelings brought on by this experiment in blending family and reclaiming possibility in middle age.

Combining her own emotional narration with recordings from her time exploring the beautiful island, Tembi invites the listener to journey alongside her in this one-of-a-kind audio experience. Someday, Now is a perfect next listen for fans of From Scratch (now a Netflix series starring Zoe Saldaña), but stands on its own as a captivating and transformative family story and a celebration of love’s ability to reshape us in every season of life.

Reseñas de la Crítica

“[Locke] uses her radici (roots) to narrate a powerful story with depth, passion, and meaningful words forged in English with a taste of Italian...The listening experience is at times impressively vivid, accentuated with the healing power of food and travel to sanctuary spaces.” (Booklist (Starred Review))

In Someday, Now, Tembi Locke invites us into the sunlit folds of Sicily in summer, where memory, family, and identity converge. With warmth and grace, she captures the messy, tender art of letting go and finding home again. This audiobook is a balm for the soul—an immersive, beautifully rendered experience that reminds us the greatest gifts come when we meet change with an open heart. (Adrienne Brodeur, New York Times bestselling author of Wild Game and Little Monsters )

You could see the world as daunting, family as complicated, love as unpredictable... or you could see life the way Tembi Locke does: a perpetual wonder, always unfolding in surprising new layers. Play this audiobook on a plane, on a hike, or in your car, and revel in the joy of not ever really knowing what's next. (Mary Laura Philpott, author of I Miss You When I Blink and Bomb Shelter: Love, Time, and Other Explosives)

A 21st century Under the Tuscan Sun, with all the food, smells, and sights of Italy. Tembi Locke’s Someday, Now explores the healing and empowering effects of one summer in Sicily as she faces an empty nest and settles into a new marriage after years as a widow. It’s a delicious listening experience, with Tembi’s narration interwoven with audio clips she collected throughout her time on the island. A vacation for both body and soul. (Erica Bauermeister, New York Times bestselling author of The Scent Keeper)

Listening to Tembi Locke’s melodic voice share her experiences during a Sicilian summer vacation with her daughter, Zoela, and second husband, Robert, is a delight for any audiophile. (AudioFile Magazine)

Tembi Locke has done it again. Someday, Now is a breathtaking meditation on motherhood, grief, identity, and the constant evolution of self. With honesty, vulnerability, and grace, she invites us into a season of transition that feels both deeply personal and universally resonant. As a mother of three young children who are nowhere close to leaving home yet, I still felt seen in Tembi's words. This is a story for anyone who has loved, lost, and dared to begin again. (Anna Malaika Tubbs, New York Times bestselling author of The Three Mothers and Erased )

Beautifully written

I really loved the beautifully poetic way this story was written. The author read it very well. It was so genuine and heartfelt. Playing the interludes of the actual sounds of their travels thru Sicily was a great addition. I really enjoyed this story of the changing tides of life.

Lovely coda

This book is a lovely coda to her first soul touching autobiography, From Scratch. Left wanting more.

Underwhelming

I don't know why but I just cannot get into her books. How this got on the best of 2025 I have no idea. Her voice is soothing and nice to listen to but I find myself drifting off...It's a book about nothing...a 4 hour book about a trip to Sicily. Idk...I don't get it.

Beautifully written and narrated by the author.

I loved this book giving an update on Tembi Locke and her family as they travel to Italy. The narration is beautiful with exquisite background additions recorded by the author in Italy.

Thank you

My heart and soul needed this. ❤️ I thank you with all my heart for letting us continue your journey. I felt every minute of this book and From Scratch. I came from a Sicilian family and I did not get to know my grandparents or great grandparents. My dad passed away in 2021 and he was my link. Now, I sit here wanting to explore my family’s country. I will. Someday.