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Summer at the Comfort Food Café

The Comfort Food Cafe, Book 1

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Summer at the Comfort Food Café

By: Debbie Johnson
Narrated by: Dawn Murphy
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Summer at the Comfort Food Cafe will make you laugh, make you cry, and make you raid the pantry in the middle of the night…

The Comfort Food Cafe is perched on a windswept clifftop at what feels like the edge of the world, serving up the most delicious cream teas; beautifully baked breads, and carefully crafted cupcakes. For tourists and locals alike, the ramshackle cafe overlooking the beach is a beacon of laughter, companionship, and security – a place like no other; a place that offers friendship as a daily special, and where a hearty welcome is always on the menu.

For widowed mum-of-two Laura Walker, the decision to uproot her teenaged children and make the trek from Manchester to Dorset for the summer isn’t one she takes lightly, and it’s certainly not winning her any awards from her kids, Nate and Lizzie. Even her own parents think she’s gone mad.

Her new job at the cafe, and the hilarious people she meets there, give Laura the chance she needs to make new friends; to learn to be herself again, and – just possibly – to learn to love again as well.

For her, the Comfort Food Cafe doesn’t just serve food – it serves a second chance to live her life to the full…

'A lovely, emotion-filled, giggle-inducing story' – Sunday Times bestselling author Milly Johnson

A book of hope and solidarity, friendship and humour and the belief that everything might just turn out okay after all’ – Sophie, Reviewed the Book

‘If this book had arms it would grab you and pull you in to the most amazing book ever… just magical’ – Lisa Talks About

‘An engaging, entertaining and loveable book’ – Rae’s Reads

‘I wish I could actually go there… an original story and it has such a romantic ending’ – With Love for Books

©2019 Debbie Johnson (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Fiction Literature & Fiction Romance Romantic Comedy Women's Fiction Comedy Heartfelt Witty Funny

Critic Reviews

"Full of quirky characters, friendship and humour, you will devour this engaging and heartwarming novel in one sitting." (Sunday Express S Magazine)

"My new favourite author." (Holly Martin, best-selling author of Summer at Rose Island)

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Lovely story

A story that hit home. Really dealt with grief very well and understanding how a family feels moving on. A couple of spots where I burst into tears. Great good feel story.

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Heart warming

I found this a lovely heart warming story. It did have some sad moments, but there were some very funny humorous bits which balanced the book.
In the end I couldn’t stop listening, just to see how everything panned out.
The reader was very easy to listen to as well.
I would recommend this book for its light romance, the interesting stories of the people that come to and work at the Cafe.

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Comforting and sweet

Loved the narration and the little details of this story made it such a treat to listen. Openly cried a few times during the bittersweet and sad moments.

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Fun and refreshing.

Loved the book and the narrators. Easy to follow storyline and enjoyable characters. It's definitely worth a listen if you enjoy light-hearted books.

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