Fliss Brown has grown up living with her mother on the Rossi family’s Italian fruit farm. But when her mother dies, Fliss finds out she has a family of her own, and heads back to England with Nonna Rossi’s recipe for cherry and almond tart and a piece of advice: connect with your family before it is too late…
Fliss discovers that her estranged grandfather owns a fruit farm himself, on the outskirts of Wynbridge, and she arrives to find a farm that has fallen into disrepair. Using her knowledge gleaned from working on the Rossi farm and her desire to find out more about her past, Fliss rolls her sleeves up and gets stuck in. But what will she discover, and can she resurrect the farm’s glory days and find a taste of home…?
Title: A Taste of Home
Author: Heidi Swain
Published By: Simon & Schuster UK
Publication Date: 29th April 2021
Our Review
First of all I just need to say that I fell completely and utterly in love with this book from the first page. In fact even before that it was when I heard the title.
I’ve loved all of Heidi’s books ever since I read The Cherry Tree Cafe and discovered Wynbridge for the first time.
A Taste of Home has everything I love in a book. Firstly the beginning was set in the beautiful Puglia where I’ve been on holiday so that brought back lovely memories. I felt as though I was with Fliss on every part of her journey as she meets the grandad that she never knew she had. Her relationship with her grandad was beautiful and I loved how they became firm friends, this also tugged on my heartstrings as it reminded me of the wonderful relationship I had with my grandad.
The delicious dishes that Fliss cooked were wonderfully described and left me longing for a taste of the mouthwatering meals that reminded her of her Nonna. The other ingredients in this wonderful story consisted of two hunky men, the trouble is Fliss had to work out which one was the baddie. I loved how she made friends with all of the other characters from Heidi’s previous books and the coming together of the community.
I loved every second of reading this book and think that Heidi Swain has completely excelled herself with this book about family and the unbreakable bonds that tie us together. Evocative and deliciously uplifting.
About the Author
Heidi Swain is the Sunday Times Top Ten best-selling author of SLEIGH RIDES AND SILVER BELLS AT THE CHRISTMAS FAIR. Her other titles include The Cherry Tree Café, Summer at Skylark Farm, Mince Pies and Mistletoe at the Christmas Market, Coming Home to Cuckoo Cottage, Snowflakes and Cinnamon Swirls at the Winter Wonderland, Poppy's Recipe for Life, The Christmas Wish List, The Secret Seaside Escape and The Winter Garden.
Heidi lives in beautiful south Norfolk with her family and a mischievous cat called Storm. She is passionate about gardening, the countryside, collecting vintage paraphernalia and reading. Her tbr pile is always out of control!
Heidi loves to chat with her readers and you can get in touch via her website heidiswain.co.uk/ or Twitter @Heidi_Swain
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