The Promise Kitchen: A Novel Kindle Edition

I received a copy of this book via NetGalley. 3.5 starsThis book is about family, love, food and friendship. It tells the stories of Shelby, a single mum struggling to fulfil her dream of becoming a chef and Mallory, a famous cook and food blogger and how their lives become enriched by each other. The writing was really lovely and the story flowed really well. I liked how it was told from the points of view of Shelby and Mallory and even Miss Ann for a couple of chapters. The characters in this book are typical of people you would find in the south and is full of southern charm.

The promise kitchenI love books about food, cafes, shops.Shelby Preston is in need of a clean break. Her family could certainly do with a good deal of comfort. This book sees Shelby move to Georgia to start a new life perusing her dream of opening her own restaurant and becoming a professional chef.Meanwhile Mallory is recovering from a bad breakup and is bracing herself for massive changes in her job as a food columnist. Determined to find a way to reinvent herself Mallory gets involved in a new movement that sees farm grown food becoming more popular and getting more people to buy it. But things happen that see these two unlikely characters paths crossing.My favourite thing about this book were the recipes that you can gain from this book food that they make in the book that you can make at home.This was a good story but I felt that I was missing an emotional connection.However I thank NetGalley, author Peggy Lampman and publisher Lake Union Publishing for the opportunity to read this book for exchange for a honest review.I wish everyone who picks up this book a happy reading experience 😊