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Title: Cathy's Christmas KitchenAuthor: Tilly TennantFormat reviewed: EbookSource: NetgalleyPublisher: BookouturePublication Date: 1st October 2020Rating: 4 Stars
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Title: Cathy's Christmas Kitchen
As the snow flutters down in the little village of Linnetford, escape to a cosy farmhouse kitchen, scented with the rich aromas of fruitcake and gingerbread, where a love of baking is about to unite two lonely hearts…
Cathy cooked at her mother’s side her whole life and could bake a fairy cake before she could ride a bike. Now she is facing her first Christmas without her beloved mother, she’s determined to use her memories for something positive. She decides to organise a weekly cooking class, sharing her mother’s precious recipes with other lonely souls.
There’s just one small spanner in the works: teenager Tansy, who attends Cathy’s classes even though she’s rude to everyone there and seems to hate every minute. Cathy is poised to ask Tansy to leave, but her uncle, physiotherapist Matt, begs her to give the teenager another chance. And Cathy can’t resist Matt’s sparkling hazel eyes and incredibly kind heart…
But just as Cathy is feeling she might find joy again, her ex returns to Linnetford, desperate for a second chance. With Matt becoming distant as his life gets more complicated, it seems so easy to return to the safe embrace of someone she knows so well. Can Cathy avoid the temptation of falling back in love with the man who broke her heart and let Christmas bring her the greatest gift – that of happiness?
Filled to the brim with sweet Christmas treats, Cathy’s Christmas Kitchen is the perfect book to enjoy curled up by the fire. An emotional feel-good read packed with heart and hope.
Whatever you do, don't read this book unless you have large quantities of cake and other goodies to hand, to eat while you are reading - well unless you just want to be made to feel hungry.
Cathy is a fabulous baker, whether she believes it or not, and there are so many delicious sounding bakes in this book it is sure to make your mouth water, and your stomach grumble in anticipation!
Cathy's having to rebuild her life, now that the mother she has been a carer for has passed away, and she realises just how small her life has become. so when she goes to a coffee morning at the local church, it changes everything for her.
Her life improves so much on the back of that decision, and she gains a group of people that love what she bakes, and she is encouraged to start a cooking class, to help guide others with their own baking. Well everyone seems to enjoy the club apart from Tansy.
But as you get to know Tansy a bit better, she is so aloof it's hard to feel like you know her, you can't help but have some sympathy for the young adult,
And then there is Guin, and his lovely owner who Cathy keeps bumping into on the canal path, who Cathy seems to really like, but at the same time her ex fiance keeps showing up at the flower stall, which has a great name, to buy flowers - but does he want more than just new floral bouquets?
There are some rather more serious topics dealt with in this book in addition to the far more light hearted cake baking. I really enjoyed seeing how both Cathy and Tansy were developed over the course of the book.
It has been a pleasure to spend time in Cathy's Christmas Kitchen, and in Linnetford too, where I have to give a special mention to Isla and Orla who are hilarious in their bickering!
Thank you to Bookouture and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and volunarily.
This sounds like an interesting book! I feel the ex-fiancé could be using her just to break her heart again to make her feel bad. I'm not really sure. Cathy seems like an insperational person who is an exceptional person to look up to as she tried her best to make others happier even if she was griefing and probably need the help as well. Amazing review!
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