Thanks so much to NetGalley, Doubleday Books and Anne Ostby for the opportunity to read this wonderful book!
The subtitle of this book says it all - a novel of friendship, hope and chocolate! I really enjoyed this book and a visit to the island of Fiji, which I knew nothing about. Kat is recently widowed and lives on a cocoa farm in Fiji. She gets in touch with 4 of her high school friends and invites them to Fiji. Her plan is to surround herself with her sisterhood of women friends so they can leave behind all that didn't work and challenge each other as they move into their more elderly years (they are all mid-60s).
They all take the challenge and arrive to Fiji with all their accumulated baggage too. Sian has an adult son who expects his mom to bail him out of every misadventure and latest scheme he comes up with. Ingrid has always been happiest alone while Lisbeth has always had the perfect life but is terribly lonely. Maya is having memory issues and her daughter is scared of letting her go to Fiji.
The best part of this book is Ateca, Kat's housekeeper, who prays for her son and each of the women. Her prayers mark the change in chapters and narration from each of the women. I love the way she prays for God to watch over everyone.
At heart, this is just a great story of friendship, the family we make, and of learning about ourselves and each other. And on a chocolate farm no less! Sign me up!
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