The Lemon Tree Café: The Heart-warming Sunday Times Bestseller

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The inspiration for the café and the family links to Italy brings the sunshine and warmth to the book combined with the lovable characters especially that of the main character Rosie Featherstone and Nonna. Cathy Bramley certainly never lets you down she is really knows how to grip you and wanting you to read more.

I didn’t start writing until 2013, before that I ran a PR and Marketing agency for many years and loved hearing my clients’ stories of how they started their businesses. Low rating cuz there was an instance where the character is affected by rape throughout her life but well the conclusion to that whole deal was just brushed upon. Sadly, this book has made me wary of ever wanting to pick up another book by this author, which is a shame as I loved two of her other books.This book was going to be a 4⭐ but last portion of the book let me down so much, that I wanted to throw the book in the bin!

Also, and this is a personal thing, I mostly went in for the romance but because of the book being split into parts, the love interest isn't introduced until like, a hundred pages in. I was loving the warmth and vitality that the author brings to her characters, and just stepping into this novel felt like a comforting hug.

Worryingly though, the café’s fortunes seem to have taken a turn for the worse since Rosie last went home. Amazing characters, pacy, twisty plot and the central love story is deliciously, teeth-grindingly brilliant. I found that whenever I had a spare moment that I was running to grab this book and read more about what is going on in Rosie and her nonna's lives.

Why do you have to destroy a nice little story about a nice little girl and a nice little café with annoying, way too depressing things? But with Nonna blind to the truth and angry at the idea of anyone interfering, the two are soon at loggerheads. Good menu and freshly prepared home baking gives it a special appeal compared to the normal garden centre fare. There is a good selection of cakes, cookies, and scones, as well as savory items such as sausage rolls, sandwiches, paninis, and pastries.The reason I only gave it 2 stars is due to the way the author handled a sensitive storyline, I felt that the way it was dealt with let the book, author and most importantly any victims of that issue down and it ruined the book for me.