Review by
K.T Sullivan
Nell Sullivan loses her
job and her boyfriend on the same day. Determined to change her life, she takes
her severance check and leaves London. She’ll stay with her cousin, Lizzie, in
San Francisco and plot out a new life direction. The sights and sounds are so
different and enticing to Nell. She joins Lizzie, as a volunteer, teaching
children how to bake. This sparks her love of cooking and plants an idea of
opening an American style diner in London. She interns at a legendary diner and
learns so much. And meets Max who makes her forget the bad memories from home.
When it’s time to return to London, Nell is torn between her new life and love
and her true roots. On the day she’s scheduled to leave, Max’s secret life is
revealed and her ex offers an olive branch. Nell hurries back to reignite her
London life, but old wounds never heal. Who is her true love and will her dream
restaurant rise from the ashes?
Nell is a fun character
on the brink of change, but faced with a few handsome and one delicious fork in
the road. Dickinson weaves her through many choices, making a solid decision
hard without consequences. This is a believable set of circumstances for the
reader. The secondary players are memorable and add much to the book. The
author uses San Francisco as a beautiful background in the story. It’s easy to
see why Nell is so charmed with the city. A recommended read.
Miranda
is a Sunday Times Bestselling author of four books, has been shortlisted twice
for RNA awards (for Novel of the Year in 2010 with Fairytale of New York and again in 2012 for Contemporary Novel of
the Year for It Started With a Kiss), has been published in
seven languages and been a bestseller in four countries, and has sold over half
a million books.
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