The Bookshop on Rosemary Lane: The perfect feel-good read
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Take a trip to the Yorkshire village of Burley Bridge, where a very special little cookbook shop is about to open its doors…
In the beginning…
Kitty Cartwright has always solved her problems in the kitchen. Her cookbooks are her life, and there isn’t an issue that ‘Cooking with Aspic’ can’t fix. Her only wish is that she had a book entitled ‘Rustling Up Dinner When Your Husband Has Left You’.
Forty years later…
On Rosemary Lane, Della Cartwright plans to open a very special little bookshop. Not knowing what to do with the hundreds of cookbooks her mother left her, she now wants to share their recipes with the world – and no amount of aspic will stand in her way.
But with her family convinced it’s a hare-brained scheme, Della starts to wonder if she’s made a terrible decision. One thing’s for sure: she’s about to find out…
Lose yourself in Della’s world of food, family and friends. The perfect read for fans of Trisha Ashley and Carole Matthews.
ASIN : B01ARS8J0C
Publisher : Avon (July 14, 2016)
Publication date : July 14, 2016
Language : English
File size : 1700 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 386 pages
Customers say
Customers find the book delightful, easy to read, and a great getaway novel. They also say the characters are delightful and the storyline is predictable. Opinions are mixed on the pacing, with some finding it charming and lovely, while others say it’s predictable.
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Aninal lover and Reader –
Well defined characters, good story
The husband at first, may have been just thoughtless, but soon went from rat to weasel. I was expecting Della to return to her mother’s little cottage, and buy her siblings out. Instead her former husband ended up buying her out of the home they shared. New beginnings are hopeful, and Della had a lot of supporting friends and family around her.
roberta kennedy –
This book is for those who have yet to discover their true strengths by being the person they were born to be.
The Bookshop on Rosemary Lane is the story of a woman who finds out who she really is when she decides to open a bookshop dedicated entirely to the cookbooks her mother has collected for many years. When her personal life takes an unexpected turn Della find her true calling and her strength in taking her life in her own hands instead of remaining the person others think she should be. She also discovers that she isn’t who she thought she was when she meets two friends from her mother’s past. This book will keep your attention because there are surprises around ever turn.
Ciara A OGrady –
Heartwarming and charming
Loved this book! I read the sequel to this first and was so thrilled it had the same heartwarming, charming feel.Della is funny and relatable and everything about her makes you want to give her a hug. She’s strong in the face of some tough situations. Her fervor and energy are inspiring and made me want to take life by the horns and follow my own passions.Each setting is warm and inviting and makes you wish you lived in a small Yorkshire village. I hope there are more in this series to come!
Priscilla Bettis –
This “Feel Good” Story Was a Downer
This was only a three-star book for me. Other reviewers who gave âmehâ ratings said the book was too predictable. A little bit of predictability in a plot is okay with me as long as the characters are interesting, and they were. Nathan was interesting because of his creepiness, and I especially liked Monica though we didnât get to see enough of her.The reason I gave the book only three stars was this âfeel goodâ story was a downer for me! Death, relationship problems, blech. And I didnât like the main character, Della. She complained a lot and had a lot of negative observations about people. Also, almost all of the men in the book were boors or philanderers. The one really good guy was a two-dimensional prop.Still, overall it was an easy read, had an interesting list of characters, and incorporated a lovely setting in a small town. So I didnât loath the book. I simply didnât love it.
Janalee Cruz –
Sweet story
I enjoyed this story about Della and the cookbook shop that she opened. Caring about the characters is important and helps make the story enjoyable and the author did that well. I do wish that the author had a more thorough editor as there were numerous errors/typos and duplicate words and way too many “er(s)” and “erm(s)”. They interrupt the story ever so much! That being said, this was a very nice feel-good story!
An Amazon customer –
A very good read
By Looking at the cover one is led to expect a light hearted cozy romance. What one actually gets is the journey of a woman who has been left by her husband and now begins to deal with her own self actualization thus strengthening old relationships and forging new ones. While there is very little humor to be found this is not a depressing read at all. Highly recommend this book. Once started very hard to put down. Well worth the purchase price
Patricia K. Sherwood –
A heartwarming story of self discovery
I enjoyed everything about this story; the well drawn characters, the story line and how well it progressed to the end. I suppose my only complaint would be that things happened a little too quickly. But fiction and reality aren’t we’ll connected.So again, I repeat I really enjoyed the people in this story, they were relaxed and natural. Most of all I enjoyed the way the main character came to discover who she was and what she was capable of accomplishing.
Jennifer –
Loved this book
Loved this book, and am already half way through the sequel about the Bakery on Rosemary Lane. Whilst it’s easy to anticipate the story line, the level of detail means you can picture yourself standing on the lane and looking through the bookshop window. As a woman of a similar age, it was uplifting to see it’s possible to make a life changing decision, no matter how old you are. Thoroughly recommend this book and the sequel and any future publications by this author.
CdeS –
This is a good book to curl up with and escape into cosy small-town life. I liked the way the story took some twists and turns. Reading about Della coping with so many changes with her mum passing away and her daughter starting college is positive and reassuring.
Louise B. –
Absolutely loved this book, anything having to do with books I enjoy.
Biggs –
If you like Mamma Mia, you will love this book. It is a real feel-good-book. It will appeal to any middle aged woman who feel she has reached a cross road in her life â and who does not experience that at some point, even if everything is not crushing down around her.Mark and Della have been tied together for around 20 years in a marriage that should not have lasted that long; I mean, how do you mix Cabbage White with vivid red and Azure Blue without it being somewhat out-washed and murky. Then everything happens at once: Dellaâs mother dies; she decides to open a cook book shop; her only child, Sophie, leaves home for college; her marriage is on rocking ground; and surprising news emerges from her motherâs past.I love the book. It is well-written and flows beautifully. At no point has the authoress fallen into the pit of waffling and turn it into a tear-jerker.
Elizabeth Campbell –
There seems to be plethora of books about bookshops – how good is that! This is a lovely story about a 50 something woman who is a bit downtrodden & decides to do something for herself & the 926 cookbooks left by her mother. Made me want to visit that shop.
Kim –
It wasn’t until I reached the end of the book that I realised that Ellen Berry is Fiona Gibson whose books I really like. I loved every page of this one, too! I’ve read a couple of books recently where the characters are around my age (50’s) and find that you can really empathise with them and it makes a lovely change to read about ‘slightly’ older characters!Della has just lost her mum and most of the care towards the end of her life fell to her and her siblings are also expecting her to clear the house. They choose the only things that they want to keep from the house and Della is left to arrange the clearance. She feels drawn to her mum’s old cookbooks which felt like a big part of her childhood. There are literally hundreds of them but her husband isn’t very keen to have them cluttering up their house.After an unexpected turn Della signs a lease on an empty shop and plans to open a vintage cookery book shop. She wants others to find delight in the old books and also provide a meeting place for like minded people to meet and exchange ideas. She meets opposition- but her friends rally round and tell her how wonderful it will be. The prickly nature of steering through teenage childhood is also part of the book. The different relationships are portrayed so realistically.We follow major life changes in some of the characters and it is lovely to see the friendships between Della and those around her. You can really imagine being in the little Yorkshire village and seeing this idyllic shop emerging from Della’s dreams into reality.I loved the ‘opening’ scenes – where the mix of the characters come together and you can feel the excitement in the air with everyone bringing food to share and they all sit down to chat and browse through the cookery books sharing in the history it brings with it. I tend to be a collector of cookery books- and can imagine the joy in finding such a shop in an unexpected location. I also loved the side story with Della trying to find members of the recipe club.A really beautiful book to settle down with, maybe planning a little dinner party for friends or dreaming of following your hearts desire and seeing where it would lead you. It really wraps round you in a cosy hug and leaves you with a wonderfully warm feeling.