Kate and Nick are finally about to take the next step and move in together, but on their big holiday to France Nick has a wobble Kate isn't sure she should forgive.
As Kate tries to figure out if her and Nick can ever fix things, she approaches her 40th birthday with fear and embarrassment, unsure if she will reach the next milestone single or settled.
In an effort to take her mind off things and cheer her up, Kate's best friend suggests she do some volunteer work, which leads her to an unexpected friendship with a prickly old lady, and to an old cookbook with a fascinating history.
This story was very easy reading, and life affirming. It is sweet to see Kate go through a transformation of settling for what is in front of her, to realising she is worth all the best. It pinpoints the difficulties in taking the leap to leave behind something good and comfortable, for the chance at something breathtaking and wonderful.
Her confidence builds as the book goes on, and her final choices in the book are exciting and freeing.
The fun thing about this book is that Cecily Finn is based on a real woman who lived through the war and experienced many of the crazy stories told by the character, and I wonder if there is a chance of a real life republication of her cook book, Thought For Food. It sounds so brilliant, but I found that there are very few copies available on the internet, and I'd wager those will be snapped up as soon as people finish reading this book!
It occurred to me that this book may be somewhat autobiographical as well, as there are many similarities between Kate and the author.
A very sweet story, with some tear jerkers and some laugh out loud moments.
As Kate tries to figure out if her and Nick can ever fix things, she approaches her 40th birthday with fear and embarrassment, unsure if she will reach the next milestone single or settled.
In an effort to take her mind off things and cheer her up, Kate's best friend suggests she do some volunteer work, which leads her to an unexpected friendship with a prickly old lady, and to an old cookbook with a fascinating history.
This story was very easy reading, and life affirming. It is sweet to see Kate go through a transformation of settling for what is in front of her, to realising she is worth all the best. It pinpoints the difficulties in taking the leap to leave behind something good and comfortable, for the chance at something breathtaking and wonderful.
Her confidence builds as the book goes on, and her final choices in the book are exciting and freeing.
The fun thing about this book is that Cecily Finn is based on a real woman who lived through the war and experienced many of the crazy stories told by the character, and I wonder if there is a chance of a real life republication of her cook book, Thought For Food. It sounds so brilliant, but I found that there are very few copies available on the internet, and I'd wager those will be snapped up as soon as people finish reading this book!
It occurred to me that this book may be somewhat autobiographical as well, as there are many similarities between Kate and the author.
A very sweet story, with some tear jerkers and some laugh out loud moments.