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“Distinctively good writing . . . prose smooth as butter.”
--Publisher’s
Weekly
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Penelope J. Stokes
is a critically-acclaimed author whose novels include
Circle of Grace, The Blue Bottle Club, The Treasure Box,
and two best-sellers, The Amber Photograph and
The Memory Book. An innovative and compelling
voice in women’s fiction, she is noted for strong, well-drawn
characters and skillfully woven stories which explore the
human condition in all its power and frailty.
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Coming in August 2009 from
Berkley/Penguin:
Heartbreak Cafe
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Dell Haley’s mama always told her there
were two things a man couldn’t get enough of: good cookin’ and
good lovin’. Dell’s got the cookin’ down pat—the proof is in
her fried apple pies. But she suspects her husband is getting
more than his fair share of lovin’—she just doesn’t know
where, or with whom. And when he turns up dead, Dell’s
predictable life crumbles.
Now, short on money and education, Dell
turns to the one thing that has never let her down: her
cooking. Risking everything, she opens a restaurant in a
derelict diner. Soon, to Dell’s surprise, it becomes the
eating and meeting place for a group of people who become
unlikely friends—and near family. But even as a community
forms around the cafe, Dell wonders who in this small town she
can trust to help her find the truth behind her heartbreak. |
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Heartbreak Cafe. Come for the food. Stay
for the love. |
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