Angelina's Bachelors

This novel will catch you by surprise.  It is such a sweet story, albeit sad in the beginning. I love Foodie Fiction and Angelina's Bachelors:  a novel of food by Brian O'Reilly does not disappoint.  When Angelina has nowhere else to turn, she looks to cooking as a therapy to help her through her grief. Food helps to fill that hole in her, but also brings other people into Angelina’s life to soothe the hurts that food can’t reach.  The characters are full of insight and inspiration, each in their own way. The bachelors all have something to offer, and even when tension arises in the book, it happens in a way that shows the immense amount of respect that they have for Angelina and her family. Angelina herself is a strong, intelligent, driven character, who is immensely relatable.  Reading the book was such a treat, listening to it takes you to another dimension.  At first the narrator was hard to get used to, but after the first chapter her cadence reeled me in and I was hooked.  Having someone else read to you--and do it well--while working through a recipe of food....delightful.

You can find this book at TADL as a paperback, MP3CD and downloadable audio.  Happy Reading!