"Full of compassion and warmth, this is a beautifully uplifting novel about the wonders of friendship and having a dream."
An affectionate, heartfelt, uplifting novel about the wonders of friendship and having a dream. Spend a full day at the 24-hour Cafe in London, meet the staff, and the customers too, sit for a while, observe, enjoy. I adored Libby Page’s first novel The Lido, rest assured this is equally as gorgeous, and a truly lovely, lovely read. The story unfolds beautifully, starting at midnight we meet Hannah and Mona, friends, flatmates, and waitresses who will be working double shifts to cover the 24 hours. Stella’s cafe is a little community in its own right, small stories are contained within, with perfectly observed characters entering and exiting the cafe. I felt so invested in all of them, yet it is the two waiting staff who really touched me. As Hannah’s shift comes to an end and Mona’s starts, this simple, yet full and rich story opens up and flies. The 24-Hour Cafe is full of compassion and warmth, yet it doesn’t shy away from the darker side of life. It has been chosen as a Liz Robinson Pick of the Month because it celebrates friendship and dreams in the best possible way.
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From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Lido comes a story of friendship, belonging and never giving up on your dreams.
Welcome to the cafe that never sleeps.
Day and night, Stella's Cafe opens its doors to the lonely and the lost, the morning people and the night owls. It's a place where everyone is always welcome, where life can wait at the door.
Meet Hannah and Mona: best friends, waitresses, dreamers. They love working at Stella's - the different people they meet, the small kindnesses exchanged. But is it time to step outside and make their own way in life?
Come inside and spend twenty-four hours at Stella's Cafe, where one day might just be enough to change your life . . .
The 24-Hour Cafe features in the following genres: Liz Robinson's Picks of the Month, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Romance / Relationship Stories, Fiction, Recommendations, General Fiction
The 24-Hour Cafe is available in Paperback, Hardback
The 24-Hour Cafe was written by Libby Page and published by Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ) an imprint of Orion Publishing Co
The 24-Hour Cafe has 368 pages
£9.89
