A nostalgic saga set in London in 1925. The main character is the owner of a pie shop called Florence. She lives there with her six year old niece Josefina, Stella Josefina's mother, Florence's younger sister Rose Marie and Manny a WW1 veteran who is grateful for somewhere to live. After falling ill Florence makes a decision to marry Manny. What follows next is a tale of intrigue, secrets in the family and love affairs. The story centres around Florence and she proves to be a strong minded and strong willed character providing help and support to her extended family and friends alike.
I have given this book four stars as it did take me a while to get the hang of who the characters were and who was related to whom and I did find the second half of the book to be unputdownable.
I have given this book four stars as it did take me a while to get the hang of who the characters were and who was related to whom and I did find the second half of the book to be unputdownable.