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The Instant National Bestseller and #1 Indie Next Pick
In the vein of the classic 84, Charing Cross Road, this witty and tender novel follows two women in 1960s America as they discover that food really does connect us all, and that friendship and laughter are the best medicine.
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This sweet gem is like a salve for any food-loving reader’s soul. I devoured it on a stormy weekend, curled up on my couch with a cup of tea and it has stayed with me ever since. The story is set in the 1960s and written entirely in letters between an aspiring food writer in LA and a food columnist in the Puget Sound. Who knew that you couldn’t find garlic in the grocery store back in the 60s or that a simple gift of saffron would lead to a lasting friendship. Love & Saffron is a tender novel about…
From Ellie's list on heartwarming foodies to cozy up with this winter.
This is a slim, poignant, epistolary novel about two women friends, Jane, who is 27, and Imogen, who is 59. It starts in the 1960s because Jane sends a fan letter to Imogen about her columns on island life outside Seattle. But it turns in to a correspondence largely about food and recipes but then also culture, family and marriage, racism and change, trust and hope. This sweet novel explores more than what foods sustain us, but also what kinds of relationships. Love & Saffron includes sad moments, but the novel lives in a place of hope and acceptance, of…
From Caitlin's list on the families we have and the families we make.
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