My September reads

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Linda Francis Lee - The Glass Kitchen 4/5
Portia Cuthart never intended to leave Texas for the 'Big Apple', like her sisters did. But when her husband betrays her, she flees to the only place that feels safe, her aunt's New York appartment. Unfortunately, there are other tenants in the house and Portia has to life alongside two motherless teenage girls and their businessman father Gabriel Kane. Soon, Portia's gift with food she had surpressed in her marriage, comes to the surface again and with her two sisters, Portia decides to open a Texas-style restaurant in New York.

Magical realism can be a difficult genre: either it works or it doesn't. In The Glass Kitchen, it works. The magical realism is only a small part of the whole story, which is interesting in itself: a woman trying to redefine her life after something shocking has happened. The food descriptions in the book where quite amazing, if you don't start craving some of the food which Portia prepares, you have a strong stomach! The description of the bond between Portia and her sisters was lovely, really one of the high points of the book. I love stories about sisters.
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