This book was given to me by my sister to read after she finished it. We had gone to our fabulous Goodwill one day to stock up. Where else?!?!
As you can see this book has been loved. The corner is gone. The binding is soft as if many have curled the pages back on themselves in order to read it one handed in bed. I normally do not do that to a book but in this case I did. It was already broken in.
The picture on the front makes this book seem like it is going to be cozy. There you are with your own cup of coffee in the morning or on a rainy afternoon, picturing yourself sitting at a white and red checked table getting ready to eat home cooked food. It will fill your stomach and radiate out to your toes making you feel loved.
Don't get to cozy with that thought! This book evolves and revolves around a very disfunctional family. The sensitive child grows up to own a restaurant which he renames The Homesick Restaurant for he is always and has been yearning for his family to be able to sit at the dinner table and get through a whole meal without anyone arguing and leaving. At least that's my take on it.
It's not exactly happy. But it's real and you want to see what happens. But don't think you'll leave this dinner table happy. But you may leave thankful that your family was not like this one.
I know I did!
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