Thursday, February 13, 2014

The Colour of Tea

I enjoyed The Colour of Tea by Hannah Tunnicliffe which is set in Macau.  A couple, Grace and Pete Miller, are desperate to have a baby but it isn't happening.  Pete has a good job building casinos and Grace is at home wallowing in despair and depression.  She has a love of cooking and she finds a vacant shop and decides to turn it in to a tea house.  This decision gives her the drive to help overcome her depression and get on with making her tea house a success.  She learns how to make French macarons, a delicious and dainty accompaniment to a cuppa and she hires staff who become more like family.  There are problems along the way while her tea house becomes very popular.  A delightful read. 4/5

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