The All You Can Dream Buffet: A Novel
Lavender Willis is about to turn 85 when she decides to pick the right person to inherit her organic farm in O’Neal’s charming and genuine portrayal of choices made for better or worse. With the secret intention of bequeathing to one of them her beloved farm and its organic legacy, foodie blogger Lavender invites to her Lavender Honey Farms in Oregon her three closest online friends, Kansas cake blogger Ginny, who has always lived her life for others and is quietly desperate to make a drastic change for true happiness; Ruby, who is young, pregnant, heartbroken, and passionate about grassroots living and eating; and Val, a wine blogger who arrives with her teenage daughter in tow, both of them still grappling with the aftereffects of tragedy. Peppered with realistic details about organic farming, blogging, the Oregon landscape, and the very relatable sorrows and joys of being human, this is a sweetly engrossing read with which to curl up. Recipes scattered throughout the book add appeal. Recommend to fans of Kristin Hannah. --Julie Trevelyan