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Book length - 448 pages Publisher - Simon & Schuster UK Worldwide - www.bookdepository.com Amazon UK - www.amazon.co.uk Amazon US - www.amazon.com I want to thank Anne from randomthingsthroughmyletterbox.blogspot.com for the opportunity to take part in this blog tour and for providing me with a copy of this book for review. ABOUT THIS BOOK Welcome to Brew, a cafe where kindness is almost as important as coffee... almost! Meet the three women whose lives are about to change forever: Abbie has fled London and the humiliation of not being able to make rent after being made redundant. Her sister, Louise, unlucky in love, has thrown herself into her career at the local hospital. And Eszter, who has travelled from Hungary with her daughter Zoe, hoping to fulfil her husband's dying wish... to reunite his family. This summer these three very different women are inspired by the random acts of kindness written up on the Kindness Board at Brew, and decide to make a pact to be kinder to others and to themselves… Can a little bit of kindness really change your life? Eszter, Abbie and Louise are about to find out! MY REVIEW After reading SUMMER AT THE KINDNESS CAFÉ I can safely say that I am now a HUGE Victoria Walters fan because this story captivated me from the very beginning and I loved every page of this excellent story. When Abbie loses her job, her boyfriend, and her fast-paced life in London, she is a little lost and decides to stay with her sister, Louise, in the quaint community of Littlewood so she can figure out her future. But when an act of kindness inspires another, Abbie finds herself helping out the local Lord of the Manor save his estate and there is something about him that makes her smile. But she belongs in London, doesn't she? Louise is excited to spend time with her sister because when she isn't working hard as a nurse to sick children, she is lonely. But after what happened with her ex, Louise knows that relationships aren't for her and only end in sadness. And no matter how kind and handsome the local vet is, it is just not worth risking her heart, right? Eszter and her lovely little girl have arrived in Littlewood to fulfil the final request her husband asked of them before he passed away - to find his estranged mother and make peace with her. Eszter has no idea what reception she is likely to receive but she will spend the summer here for Nick. And who knows, maybe they will be able to find a new beginning for themselves ... The setting is stunning and I adored the idea of a community which bases itself around the premise of kindness and spreading joy wherever possible. The café and the manor are wonderfully descriptive and I could picture everything in my mind as I read. But it is the characters that are the crowning glory in this story. They are relatable, loveable, and engaging from the very start and by the end I really didn't want to say goodbye to them - I desperately hope that there will be more from the community of Littlewood. Grief, heartache, and the fear surrounding new beginnings are all excellently handled and my heart broke for Eszter and Zoe at times but they are such strong and resilient characters that they made me smile a lot too. SUMMER AT THE KINDNESS CAFÉ by Victoria Walters is like being enveloped in a huge hug when you need it the most and is definitely going on my list for top books this year. AUTHOR BIO Victoria Walters was discovered in a short story competition run by Simon & Schuster's The Hot Bed. Her first novel, The Second Love of my Life was published by Headline, and she returns to the fold with Summer at the Kindness Café, her second novel. For more information: Website - victoria-writes.com Twitter - twitter.com/Vicky_Walters Facebook - www.facebook.com/VictoriaWaltersAuthor/ Instagram - www.instagram.com/vickyjwalters/ DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT ALL OF THE OTHER STOPS ALONG THE WAY!!!
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