by Elizabeth Berg
Published November 13 2018 by Random House
Books that are very sweet or saccharine are usually a big turn off. But when there is literally sugary sweetness, as in cookies and cakes, and lots of them, count me in. And with this author, I am 100% in, knowing it's going to be a moving experience, as it was.
Lucille, alone in life but never lonely with all her good friends, has opened her house to baking classes, so there is much to drool over while she describes her goodies. Ancillary characters either work in or go to the local restaurant for breakfast -- some will order an Overnight French Toast which makes its own syrup. Yes, lots of sweetness.
As in Arthur Truluv, the characters that Berg has created are people you would want to know. My favorites were Iris, a recent divorcee from Boston, trying out small town Missouri for the first time, and Tiny, a thoughtful, kind taxi driver and friend to all. Oh, and little Link, Lucille's precocious neighbor boy whose mother has cancer.
I enjoyed this tremendously, through lots of tears (happy tears and sad too), and recommend to anyone, especially if you liked Arthur Truluv. If Ms. Berg writes more of these small town tomes, count me in.
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher. 4.5 stars.
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