Scarlet Feather
30/09/02
By Maeve Binchy
I was a little worried when I opened this book, as I was still rather disappointed about the last Binchy book that I read (Tara Road). However, I was pleasantly surprised :o)
Scarlet Feather was an incredibly sweet and touching book that I really like reading, and where I was so disappointed when it ended ;o)
The review from amazon.com:
Cathy Scarlet and Tom Feather are on the brink of realising their dream: to open a catering company in the heart of Dublin, the eponymous Scarlet Feather. Friends since college, Cathy and Tom are sure of each other and united in their shared goal, but not everyone around them is so supportive of their ambitions.
A disapproving mother-in-law, an overworked husband, a distracted girlfriend and terrible twins, hell-bent on creating as much havoc and asking as many difficult (yet humorous) questions as they possibly can, stir up recipes for trouble. Passion could very well be a feature on the menu as Tom and Cathy turn increasingly to each other for support and grow ever closer in their shared aim of making Scarlet Feather the best catering company Dublin has ever seen.
In Scarlet Feather Binchy once more does what she does best: introducing a cast of characters whose personalities develop gently and whose lives are carefully and almost imperceptibly blended into the mix of love affairs, heartache, humour and family ties. One of the finest aspects of Binchy’s feather-light touch is that it’s almost possible to forget that you are reading a work of fiction and feel instead as if you are amongst a group of friends.
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