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Love & Saffron: A Novel of Friendship, Food, and Love
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When 27-year-old Joan pens a letter to 59-year-old Imogen, in Fay’s (The Map of Lost Memories) charming epistolary novel, food and writing become the basis of a lifelong friendship. Set in the 1960s, the women live in a time when the United States is becoming more interested in the cuisines of the world and both are eager to try them all. Each trope, whether joyful or heartbreaking, is executed so skillfully that listeners will feel they’ve been comfortingly immersed in this friendship for years rather than a mere four hours. There are points where the food pronunciations were a bit jarring, but this only adds to the authentic feeling of Joan and Imogen discovering—and sharing—dishes with each other that teach them to move beyond their customary palates.
VERDICT The two main narrators are so evenly matched that their conversation is a pure pleasure to experience. Listeners will truly feel the warmth of Joan and Imogen’s growing bond, and though the plot may take listeners through familiar beats, they will enjoy every moment of the journey.
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