I read this part-romance part cooking novel on Kathy's recommendation - I immediately got into the writer's love of food which definitely took all precedence over the interest in her new romance.
And she loves every kind of food.
The softer side of the writer does not come till much further into the book and there are certainly some of her recipes worth trying - a fabulous duck one and her travelling peach pie .....roll on those first fruits of Summer.
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