Insieme Per Sempre (Together Forever)
A Scottish Teashop In Napoli by Jane Lambert is the most delightful contemporary novel that I thoroughly enjoyed.
All the characters were wonderfully warm and welcoming. They wrapped around the reader as we received a virtual hug in a book.
The novel opens in Scotland but we soon travel to Naples as a character has a complete change of life following a public jilting.
Scotland represents the past. Naples equals a new beginning. The scenery was bright and sunny. The characters opened their homes and their hearts to a young Scottish woman.
Throughout the novel, the reader’s taste buds are tempted to delicious sounding food fayre. I was pleased to find the inclusion of recipes at the back of the book.
Characters bond over food. The food ‘speaks’ of love. “Whenever Lucy baked, she could feel her grandmother beside her.” Her Grandmother introduced Lucy to her love of baking which became her passion.
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