I am delighted to be featuring Isabella May on the blog today with her latest novel, The Wedding Cake. I thoroughly enjoyed Isabella's Costa del Churros , Oh! What a Pavlova, The Cocktail Bar, The Ice Cream Parlour Bubblegum and Blazers, The Custard Tart Cafe by the Sea.
One summer in Spain.
One accidentally double-booked eight-tier wedding cake that
needs to put in a same day appearance at a rustic countryside finca AND a
beachside villa.
Two brides.
Two grooms.
Hundreds of hungry guests.
Freya Ashcroft, owner and culinary whizz at Marbella’s five
star bakery, is going to need a miracle to ‘save the date’. If only that was
her sole dilemma - as luck wouldn't have it, she's also fallen head over heels
in love with one of the aforementioned male clients...
My Thoughts
Under the umbrella of 'foodie romance journeys' this latest from Isabella May does not disappoint. The food sounded delicious and reflected the setting and drew the characters today. Freya is at the centre of the story as she catered for the different couples' weddings and also tried to sort out a few of her own personal issues. Having met River and Alice before, I loved being able to catch up with their story and to see how their own wedding plans panned out. Tim also had my sympathy but oh dear, his love life was certainly complicated and I was willing him to make the right decision.
You are able to contrast some genuine friendships and relationships with the false social media driven motives of a few others. There were plenty of opportunities for humour to be had at their expense. This is an entertaining summer read which whisks you off to Spain, to Marbella and which is filled with the sunshine and food of that beautiful part of the world.
In short: great holiday reading
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 in Somerset 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 romcoms.
Isabella is also a Level 4 Pranic Healer and a stillbirth
mum.
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