This was a book club read and I did love it.  It was a great story, The characters were wonderful, I just didn't want it to end.  It reminded me a little bit of the HELP.  There was humor, sadness, joy, love and the food sounded just wonderful! The only thing missing was the recipes.  I will look for other Beth Hoffman books. 

Question: Does have a such good characters?
Answer: The characters were wonderful , I just did n't want it to end