Juliette D'Alisa comes from a big family with big personalities, and a genetic predisposition for good cooking. Having decided she didn't like the pressure of cooking in somebody else's kitchen, Juliette has ended up in the food writing business, where she is content, if not happy. Now, with her beloved Grand-Mere having passed away, and her mother announcing her own shocking news, Juliette and her family are forced to reevaluate their dreams for their lives, and what they want for each other as well as themselves. Does this include a new career? A new love? How can Juliette start living life for herself?
This book pulled me in immediately. So much so that, before I was even 50 pages in, I ordered a copy for a friend, because the book called to me that she would love it. Cooking, love, an Italian/French/American family - it all sung from the pages and created a family and story that I wanted to immerse myself in and stay for awhile. Juliette had some hard decisions to make that made her feel very real, but there was enough humor and lightheartedness, especially in her correspondence with her new online friend, that it made for a very enjoyable, rich story. While books with a cooking theme usually make me wish that I was a better cook, this one made me want to get up and cook the recipes included within its pages. Most of them are too complicated and gourmet for me to actually prepare, but there were several that I may return to and attempt. I do wish that there were links for the recipes, though, so that I didn't have to risk getting ingredients on the books' pages!
I enjoyed this book thoroughly and give it 4 stars. The characters were strong, the writing was good, and I was super excited to see that there's going to be a sequel, because I wasn't ready for the story to end.
You can find A Table by the Window HERE.
You can find the Author's website HERE.
You can read an excerpt HERE.
And just for fun - take this QUIZ to see which character you are from the book! I got Juliette, and I'm totally okay with that.
I received a copy of this book from WaterBrook Press, as part of their Blogging for Books program, in exchange for my honest review.
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