Title: The Saturday Place

Author: Alice Peterson

Genre: Fiction

Publisher: Bedford Square Publishers

Publication Date: 14th March 2024

Rating: 4/5

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Summary:

Three perfect strangers who help each other to believe in love again

Holly’s husband died, and she’s lonely. She needs to do something to save herself, quickly. Next thing she knows she’s interviewing for a voluntary cooking job, surprised to be ambushed by a scruffy man who looks like he has a past.

Angus has messed up. He’s lost the respect of his family and has none for himself. If it weren’t for his brother and friend who run the café, he’d be sleeping on the streets. Angus is about ready to give up – until he meets Holly, who sparks something in him.

Then Lauren arrives from the homeless shelter. She came to London with nothing but an old train ticket, a teddy bear, and the clothes on her back. With no family, no home, no friends, she doesn’t know what love is. People scare her. She’s terrified of Angus and Holly. At first.

Each of them finds themselves in the Saturday café at a time when they need something to grab hold of. It might have to be each other…

Review:

The Saturday Place is one of those books I would describe as a warm and heartfelt hug. It is not always a happy read, there are sad and emotional aspects with themes of grief, loss and building a life for yourself when it feels impossible. However, despite the sadness that these characters are coping with, there is just something so genuine and beautiful within this story. Holly, Angus and Lauren are three very different people and certainly an unlikely trio and yet, in each other, they find support and the strength to try and forge ahead and build something to believe in. The Saturday Place is about love in all its forms, whether that be romantic, friendship or family, including found family. It is a really lovely, charming, uplifting and hopeful read that still feels totally realistic about the hardships in life. I would highly recommend this warm hug of a book.

★★★★

Thank you to the publisher for having me on the tour and sending me a copy of the book. My review is entirely my own honest opinion.

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