I am happy to be featuring Isabella May on the blog today
with her latest novel, Twinkle Twinkle, Little Bar. I thoroughly enjoyed Isabella's Costa
del Churros , Oh!
What a Pavlova, The
Cocktail Bar, and The
Ice Cream Parlour and Bubblegum
and Blazers.
River and Alice miss Somerset. Christmas isn’t Christmas
without family and friends, even when you live in quaint Cornwall.
When River’s Aunt Sheba dies unexpectedly, leaving him her
ancient VW campervan, nostalgia nudges him and Alice back to Glastonbury - and
the surrounding villages - to rediscover their roots whilst serving the most
decadent hot chocolate and delectable gingerbread from their renovated ‘bar on
wheels’.
A bar on wheels complete with a fold-up stage to host local
talent competitions rivaling anything Simon Cowell could dream up, even if he’d
gorged on a truckle of Cheddar cheese!
As the villagers sip their cocoa and ice their gingerbread
houses amidst the festive backdrop of song, dance, and slightly more
unconventional talents, River and Alice find themselves in an unexpected race
against time:
Zara, their chocolate supplier is leaving Glastonbury on the
twelfth day of Christmas, keen to put a string of disastrous relationships
behind her to make a fresh start.
Bruno, their gregarious and gorgeous baking supplier is
secretly smitten with Zara - ticking every box on her New Year’s wish list.
If only they can get them together for one experimental kiss
under the mistletoe...
They’ve even enlisted their customers’ help in their mission
to wrap this budding romance up in all the jingle bells and whistles. How hard
can it be?
So, ho, ho VERY tricky, as it turns out...
My Thoughts
It was great to meet up with River and Alice who first featured in The Cocktail Bar, In this festive read, you follow them back from Cornwall to their beloved Glastonbury, via a tour around Cornwall in their quirky camper van. Cue descriptions of the most delicious festive food which they sell at their pop-up van. Gingerbread, in all its incarnations and the most appetizing hot chocolate drinks mean that you are permanently hungry as you read this book!
As River and Alice travel around, you meet up with a whole crowd of individuals who are full of heart and humour. I also enjoyed Zara and Bruno's friendship (if you can call it that) as Zara works her way through her issues and Bruno is a little perplexed at how every meeting seems to end up in disaster, despite their obvious chemistry. Romance, humour and a huge dollop of Christmas mix together to cook up a delicious festive read.
In short: A festive journey
About the Author
Isabella May lives in (mostly) sunny Andalusia, Spain with
her husband, daughter and son, creatively inspired by the mountains and the
sea. She grew up on Glastonbury's ley lines and loves to feature her quirky
English hometown in her stories.
After a degree in Modern Languages and European Studies at
UWE, Bristol (and a year working abroad in Bordeaux and Stuttgart), Isabella
bagged an extremely jammy and fascinating job in children's publishing...
selling foreign rights for novelty, board, pop-up and non-fiction books all
over the world; in every language from Icelandic to Korean, Bahasa Indonesian
to Papiamento!
All of which has fuelled her curiosity and love of
international food and travel - both feature extensively in her cross-genre
novels, fused with a dollop of romcom, and a sprinkle of magical realism.
Isabella is also a Level 4 Pranic Healer and a stillbirth
mum.
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