"A warming, loving, hopeful read taking you into the lives of three women and their developing friendship in Greece."
Friendship is key in this heartwarming novel as it celebrates food, love, forgiveness, and sense of self. Three women, each with a background of hurt and pain find themselves in the welcoming arms of a cookery school in Greece. This is a gentle tale, yet it doesn’t avoid pain or change, in fact it meets it head on. We meet the owner of the school in the first person, and she remains at the centre of this tale. The focus also settles on the two other women, where secrets are yet to be discovered. As the three begin to form a fragile bond, I felt as thought I was a part of each scene as the location sang with vibrancy. The joy of food is celebrated along side natural harmony by author Emma Cowell as we view the blossoming friendship through the bees. Romance is on the cards, it slips into the story and weaves through the other relationships to form a bond with family and friendship. Singing with depth and emotion, The House in the Olive Grove is an all-embracing truly lovely read.
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Will one week in Greece change their lives for ever?
Chef Maria is running a successful cookery school in her home village of Petalidi, Greece – but she is also running from the secrets of her past.
Food journalist Kayla thought this was going to be just another work trip. But right before she leaves for Greece, she discovers that her whole life is built on a lie.
Jewellery-maker Alessandra has always lived according to her own rules – despite what it has cost her to do so. But she has just had some devastating news.
As these three very different women come together at the house in the olive grove, unlikely friendships blossom and a season of self-discovery begins. Will the sumptuous flavours, sapphire waters and golden sands of Greece give each of them the answers they so desperately seek?
The breathtaking, escapist second novel from Emma Cowell, perfect for fans of Victoria Hislop, Carol Kirkwood and Karen Swan.
The House in the Olive Grove features in the following genres: Romance / Relationship Stories, Modern and Contemporary romance, Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Fiction, Fiction: narrative themes, eBooks of the Month, Recommendations, Audiobooks of the Month
The House in the Olive Grove is available in Paperback, Audiobook
The House in the Olive Grove was written by Emma Cowell and published by AVON, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
