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Gatti, merletti e chicchi di caffè
A soli 39 anni Lily ha già imparato che esistono dolori da cui non c’è riparo. Da quando suo marito Josh è morto in un incidente stradale, si è iscritta a gruppi di autoaiuto, ha provato a uscire con altri uomini e a frequentare di più le amiche. Poi ha deciso di fare l’unica cosa possibile: partire. Ha stipato il bagagliaio del furgone con meravigliosi abiti disegnati da Josh e si è lasciata San Francisco alle spalle. Per sempre. Lily ancora non lo sa, ma la sua destinazione è Shelter Island, un’isola brumosa al largo di Seattle. E qui, vicino alla Libreria di Jasmine, si imbatte nella casa dei suoi sogni: un cottage vittoriano color burro con le persiane bianche e la veranda blu. Il posto perfetto dove aprire il suo negozio di abiti vintage. Il posto perfetto per ricominciare. Micina è una randagia cresciuta sull’isola, e non è una gatta qualsiasi. Nei granelli di polvere che volteggiano dentro la luce vede cose che gli umani non sanno immaginare: gli spettri del passato e forse anche la forma del futuro. Come Lily, cerca un luogo dove fermarsi e qualcuno da amare. Ben presto Micina diventa una presenza fissa della boutique C’era una Volta. Non può parlare, ma intuisce i desideri più segreti delle clienti e riesce sempre a suggerire l’abito giusto... Dopo il grande successo della Libreria dei nuovi inizi, Anjali Banerjee torna ai luoghi e alle atmosfere incantate del suo primo romanzo per regalarci un’altra storia deliziosamente romantica, sorprendente e magica al punto giusto.
252 pages, Hardcover
First published August 7, 2012
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Anjali Banerjee
26 books106 followersI was born in India, raised in Canada and California, and I now live in the Pacific Northwest, in a cottage in the woods, with my husband and six rescued cats.
I've always loved to write. When I was seven, I penned my first story about an abandoned puppy on a beach in Bengal. Then, inspired by my maternal grandmother—an English writer who lived in India—I wrote a mystery, The Green Secret, at the age of nine. I illustrated the book, stapled the pages together and pasted a copyright notice inside the front cover. After that, I churned out a series of mysteries and adventure novels with preposterous premises and impossible plots.
Growing up in a small town in Manitoba, Canada, my favorite family event was the weekly drive to the garbage dump to watch for bears. I also loved jaunts to the library, where I checked out the same Curious George books dozens of times. I adored a picture book called The Bear Who Couldn’t Sleep, starring a baby bear who refused to hibernate in winter. My favorite authors were Enid Blyton, Agatha Christie, Alexander Key, C.S. Lewis and others. Every night my dad read to me from C.S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia or Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
After I grew up and finished university, I tried on jobs like new sets of clothes before rediscovering my love for writing. Since then, my fiction has appeared in several literary journals and an anthology, and I was a contributing writer for three regional history books and local newspapers before I began writing novels.
I've now written five novels for youngsters and four for grownups, including ENCHANTING LILY. Romantic Times magazine gave ENCHANTING LILY a top rating of 4.5 stars: "This is a wonderful story with lovable characters who are trying to start fresh after tragedy touches their lives. Readers will fall head over heels for a four-legged character who almost upstages the two-legged leads.”
Of my recent novel, HAUNTING JASMINE, Melinda Bargreen of The Seattle Times wrote, “Banerjee invites the reader into her colorful, hopeful world, one in which the Northwest island tides coexist with the ghost of Julia Child, Charles Dickens’ mirror, and a sari or two.”
I've had many more wonderful reviews, but like any author, I know what it's like to receive a not-so-nice review. So I'm going to review only the books I love. I want to put positive energy out into the world.
Thank you for reading my books!
I've always loved to write. When I was seven, I penned my first story about an abandoned puppy on a beach in Bengal. Then, inspired by my maternal grandmother—an English writer who lived in India—I wrote a mystery, The Green Secret, at the age of nine. I illustrated the book, stapled the pages together and pasted a copyright notice inside the front cover. After that, I churned out a series of mysteries and adventure novels with preposterous premises and impossible plots.
Growing up in a small town in Manitoba, Canada, my favorite family event was the weekly drive to the garbage dump to watch for bears. I also loved jaunts to the library, where I checked out the same Curious George books dozens of times. I adored a picture book called The Bear Who Couldn’t Sleep, starring a baby bear who refused to hibernate in winter. My favorite authors were Enid Blyton, Agatha Christie, Alexander Key, C.S. Lewis and others. Every night my dad read to me from C.S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia or Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
After I grew up and finished university, I tried on jobs like new sets of clothes before rediscovering my love for writing. Since then, my fiction has appeared in several literary journals and an anthology, and I was a contributing writer for three regional history books and local newspapers before I began writing novels.
I've now written five novels for youngsters and four for grownups, including ENCHANTING LILY. Romantic Times magazine gave ENCHANTING LILY a top rating of 4.5 stars: "This is a wonderful story with lovable characters who are trying to start fresh after tragedy touches their lives. Readers will fall head over heels for a four-legged character who almost upstages the two-legged leads.”
Of my recent novel, HAUNTING JASMINE, Melinda Bargreen of The Seattle Times wrote, “Banerjee invites the reader into her colorful, hopeful world, one in which the Northwest island tides coexist with the ghost of Julia Child, Charles Dickens’ mirror, and a sari or two.”
I've had many more wonderful reviews, but like any author, I know what it's like to receive a not-so-nice review. So I'm going to review only the books I love. I want to put positive energy out into the world.
Thank you for reading my books!
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May 17, 2024
Lily Byre a young widow moves to an quaint town of Fairport on Shelter island in the Pacific Northwest.
She is in search of something new, a place to call home and start a vintage clothing business.
While she is moving in to a beautiful cottage a little white cat joins her.
Know one claims her and Lily is finally comfortable with the cat and all the people she is meeting because the cat draws people into her store.
Lovely story.
She is in search of something new, a place to call home and start a vintage clothing business.
While she is moving in to a beautiful cottage a little white cat joins her.
Know one claims her and Lily is finally comfortable with the cat and all the people she is meeting because the cat draws people into her store.
Lovely story.
January 22, 2019
3.5 stars
When Lily’s husband dies, Lily drives away from the big city in California and finds herself on a small island on the Pacific Coast. She falls in love with a cottage that she buys and decides to turn into a business: she sells vintage clothing. A white cat happens by and makes herself at home with Lily and Lily decides to keep her as a shop cat while she tries to make a go of her new business.
This was good. Simple and quick to read, but enjoyable. No surprise that I loved the cat! Chapters alternated between Lily’s point of view and the cat’s. I have to comment on the well-chosen cover with a cat that actually matches the description of the cat in the book, right down to the two different-coloured eyes: green and blue.
When Lily’s husband dies, Lily drives away from the big city in California and finds herself on a small island on the Pacific Coast. She falls in love with a cottage that she buys and decides to turn into a business: she sells vintage clothing. A white cat happens by and makes herself at home with Lily and Lily decides to keep her as a shop cat while she tries to make a go of her new business.
This was good. Simple and quick to read, but enjoyable. No surprise that I loved the cat! Chapters alternated between Lily’s point of view and the cat’s. I have to comment on the well-chosen cover with a cat that actually matches the description of the cat in the book, right down to the two different-coloured eyes: green and blue.
June 15, 2020
Lilly hat ihren Mann Josh bei einem Autounfall verloren. Noch immer trauert sie um Josh, von dem ihr nur ein kleines Glasfläschchen geblieben ist, dass sie an einer Kette um den Hals trägt. Um die Vergangenheit hinter sich zu lassen hat sie die Wohnung verkauft, die Möbel eingelagert und ihren Pickup mit den gesammelten alten Designerkleidungsstücken beladen, auf der Suche nach einem Neuanfang.
Ich mochte Lilly sofort und konnte auch ihre Handlungsweisen gut nachvollziehen. Auch ich hätte wohl kaum dem Knusperhäuschen widerstehen können und auch das Kätzchen Kitty hätte mein Herz erobern können. Es geht um Trauerbewältigung und den Mut irgendwann loszulassen, allerdings ist das Buch nicht wirklich traurig.
Sie strandet auf Shelter Island, in dem kleinen Städtchen Fairport und dort gibt es auch ein Wiedersehen mit Jasmine aus dem Buch 'Die Buchflüsterin'. Ein Ort der ein wenig magisch ist, ein wenig Vintage, mit Leuchtturm, Bootfahren und liebenswerten Charakteren.
Ich habe mich sehr wohlgefühlt in dem Knusperhäuschen, mit dem Mädchen Bish und ihrem Vater dem Tierarzt, mit denen sich Lilly anfreundet. Die Geschichte wird sowohl von Lilly erzählt, als auch von der weißen Ladenkatze Kitty, die Geister sehen kann. Ich habe es sehr gerne gelesen, allerdings empfand ich es anfangs etwas distanziert und es konnte mich erst ab der Mitte des Buches wirklich einfangen.
Ich mochte Lilly sofort und konnte auch ihre Handlungsweisen gut nachvollziehen. Auch ich hätte wohl kaum dem Knusperhäuschen widerstehen können und auch das Kätzchen Kitty hätte mein Herz erobern können. Es geht um Trauerbewältigung und den Mut irgendwann loszulassen, allerdings ist das Buch nicht wirklich traurig.
Sie strandet auf Shelter Island, in dem kleinen Städtchen Fairport und dort gibt es auch ein Wiedersehen mit Jasmine aus dem Buch 'Die Buchflüsterin'. Ein Ort der ein wenig magisch ist, ein wenig Vintage, mit Leuchtturm, Bootfahren und liebenswerten Charakteren.
Ich habe mich sehr wohlgefühlt in dem Knusperhäuschen, mit dem Mädchen Bish und ihrem Vater dem Tierarzt, mit denen sich Lilly anfreundet. Die Geschichte wird sowohl von Lilly erzählt, als auch von der weißen Ladenkatze Kitty, die Geister sehen kann. Ich habe es sehr gerne gelesen, allerdings empfand ich es anfangs etwas distanziert und es konnte mich erst ab der Mitte des Buches wirklich einfangen.
January 21, 2016
Romanzo carino e scorrevole. ma niente di più. la storia non è molto affascinante, l'unica cosa affascinante è il negozio vintage di Lily. una boccata di speranza per i momenti difficili: il messaggio è tutto può sistemarsi se uno vuole. ed è così che succede a Lily. cambia vita portandosi dientro un pezzo della vecchia e cerca di andare avanti e ricostruire la sua esistenza. una storia d'amore un po' frettolosa con un piccolo colpo di scena. l'unica boccata di freschezza BISH una ragazza che però sarebbe potuta essere molto più centrale nella storia mente entra e esce come dal negozio di Lily.
August 4, 2018
Un romanzo dolce e commovente, una lettura scorrevole, una descrizione dell’isola davvero magica, anche se non molto approfondita, ti viene comunque voglia di visitarla. Un tuffo nel passato per me che ho visto la zona intorno a Seattle quasi trent’anni fa ☺️. Davvero particolare il negozio di vestiti vintage, sarebbe bello poterci fare un giro all’interno. Penso che qualche pagina in più non avrebbe guastato, giusto per approfondire un po’ il finale e la componente soprannaturale. Una giusta lettura da fare sotto l’ombrellone...o anche a casa, come me 😂.
July 2, 2025
Al final, este libro fluyó sin esfuerzo, sí, pero también sin dejar una huella memorable. Se olvida tan pronto como se termina, y es que cuando hay tantos libros parecidos, es difícil que alguno realmente sobresalga.
January 1, 2014
I chose this book, as I choose most books, for it's title and cover... without reading the back cover (I never read back covers or the flyleaf!) So I walked into this one knowing nothing about it, nor that it is the 2nd book by the author. It's a romance, who knew? ;-)
It is told from an interesting perspective... from the view of a CAT!
It is an "ok" book, nothing stellar and it really lacks character depth. The main character Lily has lost her husband and is running away to a new life. She has a thing for vintage clothing - her husband was a costume designer, and that is pretty much all we know about him - so she's pulling a UHaul behind her truck and she finally stops on an island. She sees an adorable cottage and decides to turn it into a vintage clothing store. She meets the local veterinarian, who is also struggling... his problem is a flighty wife, and they fall in love...kind of.
That really sums this book up. It's "kind of" a romance book, kind of. There is LOTS of angst and longing. Maybe it's my mood.... I guess that could be it, but it was just a rather blase' book. Not a bad book, and I did enjoy reading it but it was pure fluff!
The hubbie says I didn't smile once while reading it so he thinks it's loser material, but that would be unkind and unfair since the author put her blood, sweat and tears into this (and apparently 2 others). If you are looking to wile away an afternoon reading... something without substance, this is the book for you! :-)
Not good, not horrid, just.... not really anything.
I'm off to find something more! :-)
XXOO,
~Hope
What Goodreads.com says:
Into the quaint town of Fairport on Shelter Island comes Lily Byrne, a young widow who is not so much running from the old but rather edging toward something new and indefinable. Here in the peaceful Pacific Northwest, newly engaged in her vintage clothing boutique, she hides from the world. But Lily knows that solitude can���t sustain her forever. Somehow, somewhere, something���s got to give. It does, with the unexpected arrival of an exuberant little cat.
As Lily searches for the cat���s true home, she embarks on a journey just as unpredictable���one of healing and renewal that opens up a whole new world in this small island community she now calls home. Saved by the hidden graces of others, she even allows herself to fall in love again. But how much of this is serendipity? How much is destiny? As Lily starts looking at herself, and her life, in an enlightening new way, she can���t help but also wonder, how long can such good fortune last?
~Hope
It is told from an interesting perspective... from the view of a CAT!
It is an "ok" book, nothing stellar and it really lacks character depth. The main character Lily has lost her husband and is running away to a new life. She has a thing for vintage clothing - her husband was a costume designer, and that is pretty much all we know about him - so she's pulling a UHaul behind her truck and she finally stops on an island. She sees an adorable cottage and decides to turn it into a vintage clothing store. She meets the local veterinarian, who is also struggling... his problem is a flighty wife, and they fall in love...kind of.
That really sums this book up. It's "kind of" a romance book, kind of. There is LOTS of angst and longing. Maybe it's my mood.... I guess that could be it, but it was just a rather blase' book. Not a bad book, and I did enjoy reading it but it was pure fluff!
The hubbie says I didn't smile once while reading it so he thinks it's loser material, but that would be unkind and unfair since the author put her blood, sweat and tears into this (and apparently 2 others). If you are looking to wile away an afternoon reading... something without substance, this is the book for you! :-)
Not good, not horrid, just.... not really anything.
I'm off to find something more! :-)
XXOO,
~Hope
What Goodreads.com says:
Into the quaint town of Fairport on Shelter Island comes Lily Byrne, a young widow who is not so much running from the old but rather edging toward something new and indefinable. Here in the peaceful Pacific Northwest, newly engaged in her vintage clothing boutique, she hides from the world. But Lily knows that solitude can���t sustain her forever. Somehow, somewhere, something���s got to give. It does, with the unexpected arrival of an exuberant little cat.
As Lily searches for the cat���s true home, she embarks on a journey just as unpredictable���one of healing and renewal that opens up a whole new world in this small island community she now calls home. Saved by the hidden graces of others, she even allows herself to fall in love again. But how much of this is serendipity? How much is destiny? As Lily starts looking at herself, and her life, in an enlightening new way, she can���t help but also wonder, how long can such good fortune last?
~Hope
April 7, 2013
I chose this book, as I choose most books, for it's title and cover... without reading the back cover (I never read back covers or the flyleaf!) So I walked into this one knowing nothing about it, nor that it is the 2nd book by the author. It's a romance, who knew? ;-)
It is told from an interesting perspective... from the view of a CAT!
It is an "ok" book, nothing stellar and it really lacks character depth. The main character Lily has lost her husband and is running away to a new life. She has a thing for vintage clothing - her husband was a costume designer, and that is pretty much all we know about him - so she's pulling a UHaul behind her truck and she finally stops on an island. She sees an adorable cottage and decides to turn it into a vintage clothing store. She meets the local veterinarian, who is also struggling... his problem is a flighty wife, and they fall in love...kind of.
That really sums this book up. It's "kind of" a romance book, kind of. There is LOTS of angst and longing. Maybe it's my mood.... I guess that could be it, but it was just a rather blase' book. Not a bad book, and I did enjoy reading it but it was pure fluff!
The hubbie says I didn't smile once while reading it so he thinks it's loser material, but that would be unkind and unfair since the author put her blood, sweat and tears into this (and apparently 2 others). If you are looking to wile away an afternoon reading... something without substance, this is the book for you! :-)
Not good, not horrid, just.... not really anything.
I'm off to find something more! :-)
XXOO,
~Hope
What Goodreads.com says:
Into the quaint town of Fairport on Shelter Island comes Lily Byrne, a young widow who is not so much running from the old but rather edging toward something new and indefinable. Here in the peaceful Pacific Northwest, newly engaged in her vintage clothing boutique, she hides from the world. But Lily knows that solitude can’t sustain her forever. Somehow, somewhere, something’s got to give. It does, with the unexpected arrival of an exuberant little cat.
As Lily searches for the cat’s true home, she embarks on a journey just as unpredictable—one of healing and renewal that opens up a whole new world in this small island community she now calls home. Saved by the hidden graces of others, she even allows herself to fall in love again. But how much of this is serendipity? How much is destiny? As Lily starts looking at herself, and her life, in an enlightening new way, she can’t help but also wonder, how long can such good fortune last?
~Hope
It is told from an interesting perspective... from the view of a CAT!
It is an "ok" book, nothing stellar and it really lacks character depth. The main character Lily has lost her husband and is running away to a new life. She has a thing for vintage clothing - her husband was a costume designer, and that is pretty much all we know about him - so she's pulling a UHaul behind her truck and she finally stops on an island. She sees an adorable cottage and decides to turn it into a vintage clothing store. She meets the local veterinarian, who is also struggling... his problem is a flighty wife, and they fall in love...kind of.
That really sums this book up. It's "kind of" a romance book, kind of. There is LOTS of angst and longing. Maybe it's my mood.... I guess that could be it, but it was just a rather blase' book. Not a bad book, and I did enjoy reading it but it was pure fluff!
The hubbie says I didn't smile once while reading it so he thinks it's loser material, but that would be unkind and unfair since the author put her blood, sweat and tears into this (and apparently 2 others). If you are looking to wile away an afternoon reading... something without substance, this is the book for you! :-)
Not good, not horrid, just.... not really anything.
I'm off to find something more! :-)
XXOO,
~Hope
What Goodreads.com says:
Into the quaint town of Fairport on Shelter Island comes Lily Byrne, a young widow who is not so much running from the old but rather edging toward something new and indefinable. Here in the peaceful Pacific Northwest, newly engaged in her vintage clothing boutique, she hides from the world. But Lily knows that solitude can’t sustain her forever. Somehow, somewhere, something’s got to give. It does, with the unexpected arrival of an exuberant little cat.
As Lily searches for the cat’s true home, she embarks on a journey just as unpredictable—one of healing and renewal that opens up a whole new world in this small island community she now calls home. Saved by the hidden graces of others, she even allows herself to fall in love again. But how much of this is serendipity? How much is destiny? As Lily starts looking at herself, and her life, in an enlightening new way, she can’t help but also wonder, how long can such good fortune last?
~Hope
May 26, 2021
A veces la realidad nos pasa por arriba y tenemos ganas de desconectar con alguna historia liviana, fresca, tierna. Sucede por ejemplo cuando elegimos ver una de esas comedias románticas pochocleras, de las que existen equivalentes en versión literaria. "La tienda de los recuerdos perdidos", de Anjali Banerjee es una lectura de ese tipo.
Conocí a la autora el año pasado, leyendo "La librería de las nuevas oportunidades", una novela que me resultó deliciosa y me parece mucho mejor lograda, sin que con ello quiera decir que esta sea mala, o al menos muy mala. De hecho tienen en común bastantes cosas: una protagonista de mediana edad con el corazón roto, transcurren en el mismo tiempo y espacio, hay lugar para la magia y lo sobrenatural (fantasmas incluidos), los libros y las antigüedades tienen un papel central y, también, los gatos.
"La tienda de los recuerdos perdidos" comienza con la mencionada protagonista, Lily, mudándose al mismo pueblo donde transcurrieron los acontecimientos de "La librería de las nuevas oportunidades". Luego de enviudar decide empezar una nueva vida y con ella también un nuevo negocio, de venta de ropa vintage. En las primeras páginas se cruza con la protagonista de la novela anterior, pero ese suceso es solo un guiño y no tendrá mayor trascendencia. Sí será fundamental el encuentro con la "gatita", que no tendrá nombre hasta el final del libro, y que será una de las narradoras, ya que los capítulos se van alternando entre la visión de Lily y la de la minina.
Es, simplemente, una historia dulce. Está llena de clichés y carece de profundidad; sin embargo, la presencia del personaje gatuno salva la novela. No esperen grandes acontecimientos ni desarrollo en los personajes (mucho menos algo de inteligencia emocional). De todas maneras se me hizo entretenida y la leí rapidísimo. Me quedé con gusto a poco, pero no me arrepiento de haberla leído. Es eso, una novela para pasar el rato y no pensar mucho, especialmente recomendada para quienes gusten del género chick-lit y, sobre todo, amen a los gatitos.
Conocí a la autora el año pasado, leyendo "La librería de las nuevas oportunidades", una novela que me resultó deliciosa y me parece mucho mejor lograda, sin que con ello quiera decir que esta sea mala, o al menos muy mala. De hecho tienen en común bastantes cosas: una protagonista de mediana edad con el corazón roto, transcurren en el mismo tiempo y espacio, hay lugar para la magia y lo sobrenatural (fantasmas incluidos), los libros y las antigüedades tienen un papel central y, también, los gatos.
"La tienda de los recuerdos perdidos" comienza con la mencionada protagonista, Lily, mudándose al mismo pueblo donde transcurrieron los acontecimientos de "La librería de las nuevas oportunidades". Luego de enviudar decide empezar una nueva vida y con ella también un nuevo negocio, de venta de ropa vintage. En las primeras páginas se cruza con la protagonista de la novela anterior, pero ese suceso es solo un guiño y no tendrá mayor trascendencia. Sí será fundamental el encuentro con la "gatita", que no tendrá nombre hasta el final del libro, y que será una de las narradoras, ya que los capítulos se van alternando entre la visión de Lily y la de la minina.
Es, simplemente, una historia dulce. Está llena de clichés y carece de profundidad; sin embargo, la presencia del personaje gatuno salva la novela. No esperen grandes acontecimientos ni desarrollo en los personajes (mucho menos algo de inteligencia emocional). De todas maneras se me hizo entretenida y la leí rapidísimo. Me quedé con gusto a poco, pero no me arrepiento de haberla leído. Es eso, una novela para pasar el rato y no pensar mucho, especialmente recomendada para quienes gusten del género chick-lit y, sobre todo, amen a los gatitos.
July 28, 2012
Lily recently is recovering from the recent death of her husband, Josh. Lily decides to move and start with a fresh new beginning to her life. Lily ends up on Shelter Island. For some reason she is drawn to this place. Lily spots a quiet cottage. Lily decides to purchase the cottage and open her vintage clothing store. Lily gets a new house guest in the form of a white cat with one blue and one green eye. Lily tries to find the cat's owner. It is during her search that she is introduced to the handsome Dr. Cole, the local veterinarian.
I read Haunting Jasmine and thoughly enjoyed it. So I had to check out Mrs. Banerjee's latest book Enchanting Lily. I liked Bella Luna. Although, in the beginning I did not think that Bella helped Lily so much as she got under Lily's feet. As the story progressed, Belly did help Lily to meet a good guy, form friends, and learn to let go of the past. This was a good thing as I felt that Lily needed to let loose. It took me a while to warm up to Lily. The romance between Lily and Dr. Cole was on the slow side. They did not interact a lot with each other in this book. Which, I would have liked to have seen they do more of as I did think there was going to be more romance.
The magical Shelter Island sounds like a place that I would want to live. It was nice to get to see Jasmine from Haunting Jasmine make a brief appearance in this book. This was a quick read. The way the book ended lead me to believe that I have not seen the last of Lily, Bella, or Dr. Cole. Enchanting Lily is a charming read.
I read Haunting Jasmine and thoughly enjoyed it. So I had to check out Mrs. Banerjee's latest book Enchanting Lily. I liked Bella Luna. Although, in the beginning I did not think that Bella helped Lily so much as she got under Lily's feet. As the story progressed, Belly did help Lily to meet a good guy, form friends, and learn to let go of the past. This was a good thing as I felt that Lily needed to let loose. It took me a while to warm up to Lily. The romance between Lily and Dr. Cole was on the slow side. They did not interact a lot with each other in this book. Which, I would have liked to have seen they do more of as I did think there was going to be more romance.
The magical Shelter Island sounds like a place that I would want to live. It was nice to get to see Jasmine from Haunting Jasmine make a brief appearance in this book. This was a quick read. The way the book ended lead me to believe that I have not seen the last of Lily, Bella, or Dr. Cole. Enchanting Lily is a charming read.
September 1, 2012
I adored HAUNTING JASMINE (loved what was said about books and reading) and have eagerly awaited this companion book set on the same island.
Update: Told in alternate viewpoints, this was a charming story about Lily, a young widow, who moves to an island in Puget Sound and opens a vintage clothing shop. Along the way she learns to trust and love again with the help of an adorable and sweet white cat.
This was a quick feel-good gentle read that would appeal to anyone who likes a little magical realism and loves cats. It's possible that Jan Karon or Donna Ball fans might find these good-hearted village stories appealing.
For maximum reading pleasure although not necessary, read HAUNTING JASMINE first.
Update: Told in alternate viewpoints, this was a charming story about Lily, a young widow, who moves to an island in Puget Sound and opens a vintage clothing shop. Along the way she learns to trust and love again with the help of an adorable and sweet white cat.
This was a quick feel-good gentle read that would appeal to anyone who likes a little magical realism and loves cats. It's possible that Jan Karon or Donna Ball fans might find these good-hearted village stories appealing.
For maximum reading pleasure although not necessary, read HAUNTING JASMINE first.
September 15, 2012
This was a sweet and quick to read romance but it is not a book I will remember. I had expected Kitty to play a bigger role. While the cat's awareness of the emotions and needs of the people, and the introduction of spirits haunting the cottage and the vintage clothing, could have been a story in itself, it wasn't explored and left me wanting more. The whole story slid to an unfulfilled ending. Did Lily's romance develop, did she go forward with a successful business partnership, what happened with Bish? Perhaps the author plans to follow up in a later novel?
October 20, 2013
This story started off well and really went no where much in the end. Reads like so many other stories . A widow packs ip leaves her past life and starts again in a seaside town. Kitty somehow doesn't quite really add a lot to the story nor do the lingering ghosts. The other townsfolk who come into Lily's vintage clothing store and have their lives changed , personalities are never really developed. I didn't really find my self caring about the romance between Lily and the local Vet, Ben. Everything in the story seems to just be skimmed over making for a what is a light fluffy read.
August 26, 2012
This is a charming book and a quick read (I read it in 3 days). I would read another book by this author.
September 23, 2017
Nota: 3,5
September 7, 2021
La escritora india Anjali Banerjee se crio en América, entre Canadá (Manitoba) y Estados Unidos. Está especializada en novelas para jóvenes adultos y novelas románticas para adultos.
Su nominación a los premios Pushcart Prize, fue el empujón que necesitaba para dejar trabajos esporádicos, como asistente de veterinario y oficinista, y dedicarse a lo que verdaderamente le gustaba, la escritura.
Primero publicó algunos libros sobre historia y noticias locales, para dar el salto definitivo a la novela, con historias románticas como La librería de las nuevas oportunidades o La tienda de los recuerdos perdidos.
La fama le llegó con La librería de las nuevas oportunidades. Una amiga me recomendó el segundo, bueno más bien me dijo, dime qué opinas. Tras leerla y sin aventurar nada, os recomiendo encarecidamente que leáis la primera, tiene criticas formidables, mientras que esta se resumen las reseñas en, bonita historia, lectura agradable.
El personaje principal, Lily, es plano. Se forma a través de una idea, es una mujer viuda dolida, y se quiere tejer con esto una personalidad, pero es simple, muestra un par de aspectos que se mantienen inalterables a lo largo de la historia, y algún giro que descoloca, que parece que arranca y luego se disipa como las volutas de vaho en invierno. En el otro extremo, Ben, un hombre enfadado con el mundo desde que su mujer le abandonó sin razón alguna, sí perdón no lo he dicho, es una novela romántica. Este personaje actúa de una forma tan previsible que me agobia. Tras una salida donde él le enseña la isla, se entiende que ya son algo más que amigos, por qué, pues no lo sé.
Lo más interesante, que la gatita que no tiene nombre, pero sí su propia voz, narra parte de esta historia, pero también, ve espíritus rondar a Lily, tiene un ojo de cada color, sabe lo que buscan los clientes en la tienda de ropa y la prenda les da suerte cuando se la ponen. La novela cuenta con cierto carácter mágico. He leído que es una fábula, para mí la fábula es un relato corto con intención didáctica o moralizadora, lo único por lo que podríamos decir tal cosa, es porque habla un gato con nosotros, los lectores, poco más.
Su nominación a los premios Pushcart Prize, fue el empujón que necesitaba para dejar trabajos esporádicos, como asistente de veterinario y oficinista, y dedicarse a lo que verdaderamente le gustaba, la escritura.
Primero publicó algunos libros sobre historia y noticias locales, para dar el salto definitivo a la novela, con historias románticas como La librería de las nuevas oportunidades o La tienda de los recuerdos perdidos.
La fama le llegó con La librería de las nuevas oportunidades. Una amiga me recomendó el segundo, bueno más bien me dijo, dime qué opinas. Tras leerla y sin aventurar nada, os recomiendo encarecidamente que leáis la primera, tiene criticas formidables, mientras que esta se resumen las reseñas en, bonita historia, lectura agradable.
El personaje principal, Lily, es plano. Se forma a través de una idea, es una mujer viuda dolida, y se quiere tejer con esto una personalidad, pero es simple, muestra un par de aspectos que se mantienen inalterables a lo largo de la historia, y algún giro que descoloca, que parece que arranca y luego se disipa como las volutas de vaho en invierno. En el otro extremo, Ben, un hombre enfadado con el mundo desde que su mujer le abandonó sin razón alguna, sí perdón no lo he dicho, es una novela romántica. Este personaje actúa de una forma tan previsible que me agobia. Tras una salida donde él le enseña la isla, se entiende que ya son algo más que amigos, por qué, pues no lo sé.
Lo más interesante, que la gatita que no tiene nombre, pero sí su propia voz, narra parte de esta historia, pero también, ve espíritus rondar a Lily, tiene un ojo de cada color, sabe lo que buscan los clientes en la tienda de ropa y la prenda les da suerte cuando se la ponen. La novela cuenta con cierto carácter mágico. He leído que es una fábula, para mí la fábula es un relato corto con intención didáctica o moralizadora, lo único por lo que podríamos decir tal cosa, es porque habla un gato con nosotros, los lectores, poco más.
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March 19, 2018
Recensione su https://onrainydaysblog.wordpress.com...
Lily ha quasi quarant’anni, è sola dopo essere stata sposata con l’amore della sua vita e ha deciso, per riprendere un mano ciò che resta della sua vita, di trasferirsi nella piccola, incredibile Shelter Island, un’isola nebbiosa al largo di Seattle dove Anjali Banerjee mi ha stregata ne La libreria dei nuovi inizi.
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[Lily e Micina] Queste due compagne di viaggio ci trascinano con loro, alternando i punti di vista e coinvolgendoci in questa storia umana e felina, in cui Lily e Micina scoprono e ritrovano (entrambe a modo loro) il significato dello stare con gli altri, dell’avere una vita vera nonostante il dolore e il senso di perdita sembrino schiacciarci.
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ello che mi ha un po’ delusa, ed è un peccato perché secondo me è l’aspetto migliore dei libri di Anjali Banerjee, è che questa volta la componente soprannaturale viene lasciata in secondo piano, è quasi un riempitivo nei capitoli dedicati a Micina e si ha la sensazione che, anche togliendoli, il libro e la storia potrebbero comunque funzionare.
Lily ha quasi quarant’anni, è sola dopo essere stata sposata con l’amore della sua vita e ha deciso, per riprendere un mano ciò che resta della sua vita, di trasferirsi nella piccola, incredibile Shelter Island, un’isola nebbiosa al largo di Seattle dove Anjali Banerjee mi ha stregata ne La libreria dei nuovi inizi.
[…]
[Lily e Micina] Queste due compagne di viaggio ci trascinano con loro, alternando i punti di vista e coinvolgendoci in questa storia umana e felina, in cui Lily e Micina scoprono e ritrovano (entrambe a modo loro) il significato dello stare con gli altri, dell’avere una vita vera nonostante il dolore e il senso di perdita sembrino schiacciarci.
[…]
ello che mi ha un po’ delusa, ed è un peccato perché secondo me è l’aspetto migliore dei libri di Anjali Banerjee, è che questa volta la componente soprannaturale viene lasciata in secondo piano, è quasi un riempitivo nei capitoli dedicati a Micina e si ha la sensazione che, anche togliendoli, il libro e la storia potrebbero comunque funzionare.
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July 19, 202359/2023
LA TIENDA DE LOS RECUERDOS PERDIDOS
En mi propósito de conocer nuevos autores este año y explorar fuera de mi área de confort escogí este libro. Como siempre, sin leer sinopsis para dejar que la historia me sorprendiera.
Y el experimento no siempre sale bien. Supe desde la primera página que este libro no era para mí, pero quise darle una oportunidad. Por si remontaba o yo me acostumbraba al almíbar y ñoñez tanto de la trama como del estilo.
Y es que es muy UN VERANO EN LA TOSCANA, pero en versión Aliexpress y sobre argumentos tan manidos que puedes terminar la historia en tu cabeza sin necesidad de llegar a la última página.
Es lo que yo he hecho.
LA TIENDA DE LOS RECUERDOS PERDIDOS
En mi propósito de conocer nuevos autores este año y explorar fuera de mi área de confort escogí este libro. Como siempre, sin leer sinopsis para dejar que la historia me sorprendiera.
Y el experimento no siempre sale bien. Supe desde la primera página que este libro no era para mí, pero quise darle una oportunidad. Por si remontaba o yo me acostumbraba al almíbar y ñoñez tanto de la trama como del estilo.
Y es que es muy UN VERANO EN LA TOSCANA, pero en versión Aliexpress y sobre argumentos tan manidos que puedes terminar la historia en tu cabeza sin necesidad de llegar a la última página.
Es lo que yo he hecho.
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January 22, 2024Esta novela tiene el toque mágico de Anjali Banerjee, que ya pude disfrutar en La Liberia de las Nuevas Oportunidades. En La tienda de los recuerdos perdidos encontrarán una lectura rápida y amena. Lily llega a una pequeña ciudad en la isla de Shelter, luego de haber sufrido la pérdida de su esposo. En aquel lugar queda hipnotizada con una hermosa casa que está a la venta, y casi sin pensarlo decide quedarse en el lugar e iniciar una nueva aventura."A veces intentamos escondernos, pero la vida acaba encontrándonos.."si amas a los gatos y las antigüedades no dejes de darle una oportunidad a esta novela!
October 29, 2018
How does a book such as this get published? If there were something else to read in my house I would not have read this story. The first problem with the book and the problem that continued is that there isn't one thing Lily, the main character ever says or ever does that is positive. Every decision she makes is stupid, everything that comes out of her mouth is negative and so the story goes. I know she was depressed from losing her husband but the wandering tale of her woe does not make a good story.
January 30, 2022
Como fábula está demasiado retocada y deja muchos elementos al azar. Como novela es demasiado corta y poco elaborada. Aunque el libro está bien escrito, la historia no es demasiado original, su desarrollo es poco atractivo y el final se lo deja a la imaginación del lector.
Los personajes no están caracterizados e introducir a la gata dentro del reparto, no es una idea innovadora, ni demasiado sensata, a mi juicio. Resumiendo, es un libro para pasar el rato, pero no se le puede pedir demasiado.
Los personajes no están caracterizados e introducir a la gata dentro del reparto, no es una idea innovadora, ni demasiado sensata, a mi juicio. Resumiendo, es un libro para pasar el rato, pero no se le puede pedir demasiado.
July 18, 2022
El planteamiento es bonito y la atmósfera que crea la autora me gusta (la isla lluviosa, la gata, la tiendecita antigua). Pero es muy predecible, la mitad de las páginas son relleno y encuentro que algunas situaciones están muy forzadas.
July 10, 2021
Fue una historia cálida y apacible. Me hubiera gustado que la autora profundizara más en los personajes, sobretodo en la intervención de Bella Luna, la misteriosa gatita que ayuda a Lily en su camino de continuar adelante luego de haber perdido a su esposo. Creo que esta novela tenía todo el potencial para ser... pero que se quedó corta. Igual, la disfruté.
June 3, 2017
Insomma...mi aspettavo di più. La prima parte con la "magia" felina è anche carina,ad un certo punto pensavo di essere anche io sull'isola perché l'ambiente viene descritto molto bene, poi però sembra arrivare un finale troppo frettoloso,qualche paginetta in più non ci stava male.Peccato...
April 1, 2018
la verdad, cuando leí la contraportada me sonó a postdata te amo, ya que de igual forma se habla de superar la pérdida de un ser querido; en cuanto al contenido del texto siento que le falto profundizar un poco mas, como que fue lo que le paso a Josh.
June 9, 2018
Come il precedente, 3 stelline e mezzo.
Carina l'idea del gatto che aiuta nel lavoro, carina (non innovativa ma chissene) la vedova che ricostruisce la sua vita, ma anche stavolta poco feeling con la protagonista
Carina l'idea del gatto che aiuta nel lavoro, carina (non innovativa ma chissene) la vedova che ricostruisce la sua vita, ma anche stavolta poco feeling con la protagonista
August 4, 2019
I looked forever for this book after reading a review. And when I finally got my hands on it, it was... fine. Maybe the wait built up my expectations. The premise was cool but it never quite came together in a way that left me satisfied. More of a coincidence than a "magical meant to be."
December 26, 2021
Preciosa lectura 🤍
August 18, 2024
3.5
Easy to read, and the prose is quite enjoyable. The plot was simply good, perhaps the worst thing was the poorly developed romance.
Easy to read, and the prose is quite enjoyable. The plot was simply good, perhaps the worst thing was the poorly developed romance.
May 6, 2025
A heartwarming read! Enjoyed the perspective of the cat!
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