Books about Books is my go to book. Yes I did just say books three times in one sentence! I loved that this book story started forty years before the present day in the book, it gave the story a background and purpose as well. This story took me on a whirlwind of emotions from sadness, happiness and need to read more about these amazing characters and what happens next for them. I loved Della such an brillant and intresting character who is defintely a perfect main character.

This was a lovely light hearted read that kept my interest the whole way though, it was like a great big hug in a book.

What a lovely start to this series. I love Fiona Gibsons books and as this is her writing as Ellen Berry this is just as good. A wronged woman. A cookbook collection. A village setting. All add up to a story that rolls along. Can't wait to read the next book and catch up with everyone.

How to come-of-age when you are 50.
Della's mother just passed away - and it might be memories about the beloved times together in the kitchen what prompts Della to claim her mother's cookbooks, all 900+ of them. And shortly a wild, yet enticing idea follows - to open a bookshop specialized in cookbooks. So what if the husband is not keen on the idea!

A beach read. Not bad, but I could do with less cliches (especially the secrets concerning the fatherhood), the celebration of the courage of mature women should be enough. Yet, while I could ponpoint some cons, the book has one (unexpected) pro - it prods on the hidden dreams in you! And this is always a good thing.

The Bookshop on Rosemary Lane is a gorgeous book! Ellen Berry has created a fantastic story and warm, likeable characters that I actually didn't want to leave when the book ended.

A wonderful story, following Della as she comes to a realisation that pretty much everyone important to her takes her for granted. When she finds her mother's old cook books, she's transported back in time and it rekindles a love of cooking. Which in turn leads her to sign the lease for a shop, but of course she doesn't get the help and support she needs. She isn't the typical heroine of a story, in that she's rather more downtrodden for the vast majority of the story, but she certainly doesn't give up and that you can't help but admire her for.

A lovely undemanding read, one of many 'tea shop/cafe/book shop' stories so popular now - and yes I do like them! Well written, which is sadly not always the case these days. The shop in question here was a minor character right until the very end, but it was a good story nonetheless, more about Della and her reinvention of herself after her mother dies.

A preview copy was provided by the publisher in return for a review.