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The Little Teashop of Lost and Found
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Expected 1 Jan 35Alice Rose is a foundling, discovered on the Yorkshire moors above Haworth as a baby. Adopted but then later rejected again by a horrid step-mother, Alice struggles to find a place where she belongs. Only baking – the scent of cinnamon and citrus and the feel of butter and flour between her fingers – brings a comforting sense of home.
So it seems natural that when she finally decides to return to Haworth, Alice turns to baking again, taking over a run-down little teashop and working to set up an afternoon tea emporium.
Luckily she soon makes friends – including a Grecian god-like neighbour – who help her both set up home and try to solve the mystery of who she is. There are one or two last twists in the dark fairytale of Alice’s life to come . . . but can she find her happily ever after?
Wonderfully wry, heart-warming and life-affirming, Trisha Ashley's hilarious novel is perfect for fans of romantic comedies by Milly Johnson and Jill Mansell. And it contains recipes!
So it seems natural that when she finally decides to return to Haworth, Alice turns to baking again, taking over a run-down little teashop and working to set up an afternoon tea emporium.
Luckily she soon makes friends – including a Grecian god-like neighbour – who help her both set up home and try to solve the mystery of who she is. There are one or two last twists in the dark fairytale of Alice’s life to come . . . but can she find her happily ever after?
Wonderfully wry, heart-warming and life-affirming, Trisha Ashley's hilarious novel is perfect for fans of romantic comedies by Milly Johnson and Jill Mansell. And it contains recipes!
432 pages, Hardcover
Expected publication January 1, 2035
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Trisha Ashley
50 books1,095 followersTrisha Ashley is now a full-time novelist, but she has been known to work for stained glass makers and/or plumbers. She likes to paint, eat, drink, and read literary biographies. Her previous hobbies included getting divorced and packing to move. She claims to have once actually eaten Bronte burgers at the Branwell café, but her publisher declines to verify this. She lives in North Wales.
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February 6, 2017
Thank you to Netgalley, Random house uk, transworld publishingand Trisha Ashley for the opportunity to read this book for an honest review.
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance reader copy of this book.
You can find my review on both Goodreads and Amazon. On Goodreads from today under Karen Whittard and on Amazon under k.e.whittard from publication date.
I love Trisha Ashley's books. I eagerly preorder them as soon as I can and count down the days until I can devour them greedily. This book has been no exception I have had this on preorder since before Christmas. But when I saw that I could get a early read version of this book I couldn't hit the button quickly enough. When the book popped up in my on my shelf I let out a squeal, quickly downloaded it on my kindle and started reading.
I have to say this is Trisha Ashley at her best and I really enjoyed this book. I always adore Trisha's writing style as it's so lyrical, the characters are always charming, the storyline ingageing and interesting and they always take me away from my pain filled State and make me not think about things for a little while. For me Trisha's best books are the ones that invovle food, baking and honest, hardworking characters. With some eccentric characters thrown in for good measure.
This book is a story about love, family, friendship, courage, persistance, following your dreams and about finding out who you are and where you belong.
The front cover of this book is so darling. I absolutely love it. I think that it looks so warm and inviting and makes you want to read the book. The bio on the back of the book is intriguing and interesting and makes you want to find out more.
The tea shop of lost and found tells the story of Alice Rose who was found on the Yorkshire moors abandoned in a rug in the freezing cold. The story of Alice being found and who her mother and father are comes out slowly as you read the book. I liked the bits of the mother's journey throughout the book which helped you understand her motives and her state of mind at the time.
Alice was later adopted. By a wonderful father but a mean and horrid woman who wanted nothing to do with her. Alice's father was the type of man who was loving, kind, and filled In Alice's blank spaces with talk of fairytales. Alice loved him dearly. However when her father died her step mother was mean and nasty. Wanting nothing to do with Alice. When she dies Alice can't be upset about it as she is treated so horribly. So she moves in with a family friend who has always been there for her and who she regards as family.
Alice finds it really hard to settle down anywhere and put down any roots. when her fiancé dies and she finds out that he is actually still married to his ex wife. Alice looses everything that she knows. She looses her house and her beloved bakery. The only thing I the world that every made any sense to her. Upon discovery however Alice finds that her fiancé had left her an insurance policy in her name. With the money she buys a cafe she buys a house and a cafe in Yorkshire not far from where she grew up and not far from the site she was abandoned. Alice thinks it is finally time to put down some roots and to go and face up to her past. However not looking into the place that she is buying first leads to more problems then she thought that it would.
There are many twisty and turns in Alice's real life fairytale but can she find the happily ever after that she had desperately been looking for? Will she find a Ohana all of her own? Will the tea emporium idea work?
I really enjoyed this book and I would love to see more of Alice and the cast of characters at The Little teashop of lost and found. I really hope that Trisha writes another book about them all because I feel that they all have much more to give.
What I also really enjoyed was the fairytale grown up story yhat runs alongside this book and I would really like to see this become a book of its own as well.
If you haven't read any of Trisha Ashley's books before then this is a really wonderful one to start with. You could then move on to Twelve days of Christmas, chocolate shoes and wedding blues, chocolate wishes, wedding tiers, the magic of Christmas, a winters tale, and wish upon a star. There are a few other books that Trisha had written alongside these as well. But these are my favourite Ines of hers.
As always my little bookworms.
Happy reading everyone
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance reader copy of this book.
You can find my review on both Goodreads and Amazon. On Goodreads from today under Karen Whittard and on Amazon under k.e.whittard from publication date.
I love Trisha Ashley's books. I eagerly preorder them as soon as I can and count down the days until I can devour them greedily. This book has been no exception I have had this on preorder since before Christmas. But when I saw that I could get a early read version of this book I couldn't hit the button quickly enough. When the book popped up in my on my shelf I let out a squeal, quickly downloaded it on my kindle and started reading.
I have to say this is Trisha Ashley at her best and I really enjoyed this book. I always adore Trisha's writing style as it's so lyrical, the characters are always charming, the storyline ingageing and interesting and they always take me away from my pain filled State and make me not think about things for a little while. For me Trisha's best books are the ones that invovle food, baking and honest, hardworking characters. With some eccentric characters thrown in for good measure.
This book is a story about love, family, friendship, courage, persistance, following your dreams and about finding out who you are and where you belong.
The front cover of this book is so darling. I absolutely love it. I think that it looks so warm and inviting and makes you want to read the book. The bio on the back of the book is intriguing and interesting and makes you want to find out more.
The tea shop of lost and found tells the story of Alice Rose who was found on the Yorkshire moors abandoned in a rug in the freezing cold. The story of Alice being found and who her mother and father are comes out slowly as you read the book. I liked the bits of the mother's journey throughout the book which helped you understand her motives and her state of mind at the time.
Alice was later adopted. By a wonderful father but a mean and horrid woman who wanted nothing to do with her. Alice's father was the type of man who was loving, kind, and filled In Alice's blank spaces with talk of fairytales. Alice loved him dearly. However when her father died her step mother was mean and nasty. Wanting nothing to do with Alice. When she dies Alice can't be upset about it as she is treated so horribly. So she moves in with a family friend who has always been there for her and who she regards as family.
Alice finds it really hard to settle down anywhere and put down any roots. when her fiancé dies and she finds out that he is actually still married to his ex wife. Alice looses everything that she knows. She looses her house and her beloved bakery. The only thing I the world that every made any sense to her. Upon discovery however Alice finds that her fiancé had left her an insurance policy in her name. With the money she buys a cafe she buys a house and a cafe in Yorkshire not far from where she grew up and not far from the site she was abandoned. Alice thinks it is finally time to put down some roots and to go and face up to her past. However not looking into the place that she is buying first leads to more problems then she thought that it would.
There are many twisty and turns in Alice's real life fairytale but can she find the happily ever after that she had desperately been looking for? Will she find a Ohana all of her own? Will the tea emporium idea work?
I really enjoyed this book and I would love to see more of Alice and the cast of characters at The Little teashop of lost and found. I really hope that Trisha writes another book about them all because I feel that they all have much more to give.
What I also really enjoyed was the fairytale grown up story yhat runs alongside this book and I would really like to see this become a book of its own as well.
If you haven't read any of Trisha Ashley's books before then this is a really wonderful one to start with. You could then move on to Twelve days of Christmas, chocolate shoes and wedding blues, chocolate wishes, wedding tiers, the magic of Christmas, a winters tale, and wish upon a star. There are a few other books that Trisha had written alongside these as well. But these are my favourite Ines of hers.
As always my little bookworms.
Happy reading everyone
December 31, 2017
DNF at 40%
I can't do it anymore. I tried y'all but this book has no soul or depth.
The protagonist in this book is talented at everything and has no flaws. Everybody in this big mean world has betrayed her despite her doing nothing wrong ever. She writes books, paints, cooks, renovates, runs a teashop, and is otherwise completely unharmed from all her tragedy in life. She's beautiful and tall and men fall about her in endless swoons.
And she is mopey and too optimistic and nothing is going wrong.
This woman who is an author also talks about nasty online reviews and responding to them in the book like it is justified and completely normal and she should be praised for doing so. I'm sure y'all know how most reviewers feel about this but I'd like to reiterate that this is an incredibly dumb thing to do.
I get that people can be multi-talented but there is no way that this woman could possibly exist in any real world. Hell, even elves are flawed in Lord of the Rings. Gandalf fucks up. Everybody is bitter and disillusioned.
And I also get the temptation to make a character perfect but this does not create an interesting character at all. Look at the typical favorite characters in books and movies. Hermione, Loki, Kylo Ren, Han Solo, The Darkling, Jericho Barrons, Draco Malfoy, Elizabeth Bennet, Mr. Darcy, Mr. Thornton...they are all flawed and this book is missing those types of characters entirely.
I can't do it anymore. I tried y'all but this book has no soul or depth.
The protagonist in this book is talented at everything and has no flaws. Everybody in this big mean world has betrayed her despite her doing nothing wrong ever. She writes books, paints, cooks, renovates, runs a teashop, and is otherwise completely unharmed from all her tragedy in life. She's beautiful and tall and men fall about her in endless swoons.
And she is mopey and too optimistic and nothing is going wrong.
This woman who is an author also talks about nasty online reviews and responding to them in the book like it is justified and completely normal and she should be praised for doing so. I'm sure y'all know how most reviewers feel about this but I'd like to reiterate that this is an incredibly dumb thing to do.
I get that people can be multi-talented but there is no way that this woman could possibly exist in any real world. Hell, even elves are flawed in Lord of the Rings. Gandalf fucks up. Everybody is bitter and disillusioned.
And I also get the temptation to make a character perfect but this does not create an interesting character at all. Look at the typical favorite characters in books and movies. Hermione, Loki, Kylo Ren, Han Solo, The Darkling, Jericho Barrons, Draco Malfoy, Elizabeth Bennet, Mr. Darcy, Mr. Thornton...they are all flawed and this book is missing those types of characters entirely.
July 7, 2017
The book suffers from a severe case of telling the reader rather than showing. The chapter's prior to Alice's arrival in Yorkshire could have been consolidated into one. The second narrative voice was poorly done. The fairy story even worse. Dire.
April 5, 2017
I really struggled to get into this book until after chapter 6. The storyline then picked up for a while but I found it quite predictable. The parts which were Alice's fairytale novels I found unnecessary and felt like they were just padding out the number of words required for the overall novel. How someone would find time to write a novel, start up a new business from scratch in an area they have little knowledge of and have time to help the locals set up their business as well - plus a decent social life - seemed a bit too much for the timescale it was set in. Not one for me, sorry.
September 27, 2017
Um livro repleto de amor, desafios, histórias, segredos escondidos. Uma leitura suave que adorei completamente. Um livro para ler e reler.
February 10, 2017
Thank you to Netgalley, Random house uk, transworld publishingand Trisha Ashley for the opportunity to read this book for an honest review.
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance reader copy of this book.
You can find my review on both Goodreads and Amazon. On Goodreads from today under Karen Whittard and on Amazon under k.e.whittard from publication date.
I love Trisha Ashley's books. I eagerly preorder them as soon as I can and count down the days until I can devour them greedily. This book has been no exception I have had this on preorder since before Christmas. But when I saw that I could get a early read version of this book I couldn't hit the button quickly enough. When the book popped up in my on my shelf I let out a squeal, quickly downloaded it on my kindle and started reading.
I have to say this is Trisha Ashley at her best and I really enjoyed this book. I always adore Trisha's writing style as it's so lyrical, the characters are always charming, the storyline ingageing and interesting and they always take me away from my pain filled State and make me not think about things for a little while. For me Trisha's best books are the ones that invovle food, baking and honest, hardworking characters. With some eccentric characters thrown in for good measure.
This book is a story about love, family, friendship, courage, persistance, following your dreams and about finding out who you are and where you belong.
The front cover of this book is so darling. I absolutely love it. I think that it looks so warm and inviting and makes you want to read the book. The bio on the back of the book is intriguing and interesting and makes you want to find out more.
The tea shop of lost and found tells the story of Alice Rose who was found on the Yorkshire moors abandoned in a rug in the freezing cold. The story of Alice being found and who her mother and father are comes out slowly as you read the book. I liked the bits of the mother's journey throughout the book which helped you understand her motives and her state of mind at the time.
Alice was later adopted. By a wonderful father but a mean and horrid woman who wanted nothing to do with her. Alice's father was the type of man who was loving, kind, and filled In Alice's blank spaces with talk of fairytales. Alice loved him dearly. However when her father died her step mother was mean and nasty. Wanting nothing to do with Alice. When she dies Alice can't be upset about it as she is treated so horribly. So she moves in with a family friend who has always been there for her and who she regards as family.
Alice finds it really hard to settle down anywhere and put down any roots. when her fiancé dies and she finds out that he is actually still married to his ex wife. Alice looses everything that she knows. She looses her house and her beloved bakery. The only thing I the world that every made any sense to her. Upon discovery however Alice finds that her fiancé had left her an insurance policy in her name. With the money she buys a cafe she buys a house and a cafe in Yorkshire not far from where she grew up and not far from the site she was abandoned. Alice thinks it is finally time to put down some roots and to go and face up to her past. However not looking into the place that she is buying first leads to more problems then she thought that it would.
There are many twisty and turns in Alice's real life fairytale but can she find the happily ever after that she had desperately been looking for? Will she find a Ohana all of her own? Will the tea emporium idea work?
I really enjoyed this book and I would love to see more of Alice and the cast of characters at The Little teashop of lost and found. I really hope that Trisha writes another book about them all because I feel that they all have much more to give.
What I also really enjoyed was the fairytale grown up story yhat runs alongside this book and I would really like to see this become a book of its own as well.
If you haven't read any of Trisha Ashley's books before then this is a really wonderful one to start with. You could then move on to Twelve days of Christmas, chocolate shoes and wedding blues, chocolate wishes, wedding tiers, the magic of Christmas, a winters tale, and wish upon a star. There are a few other books that Trisha had written alongside these as well. But these are my favourite Ines of hers.
As always my little bookworms.
Happy reading everyone
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance reader copy of this book.
You can find my review on both Goodreads and Amazon. On Goodreads from today under Karen Whittard and on Amazon under k.e.whittard from publication date.
I love Trisha Ashley's books. I eagerly preorder them as soon as I can and count down the days until I can devour them greedily. This book has been no exception I have had this on preorder since before Christmas. But when I saw that I could get a early read version of this book I couldn't hit the button quickly enough. When the book popped up in my on my shelf I let out a squeal, quickly downloaded it on my kindle and started reading.
I have to say this is Trisha Ashley at her best and I really enjoyed this book. I always adore Trisha's writing style as it's so lyrical, the characters are always charming, the storyline ingageing and interesting and they always take me away from my pain filled State and make me not think about things for a little while. For me Trisha's best books are the ones that invovle food, baking and honest, hardworking characters. With some eccentric characters thrown in for good measure.
This book is a story about love, family, friendship, courage, persistance, following your dreams and about finding out who you are and where you belong.
The front cover of this book is so darling. I absolutely love it. I think that it looks so warm and inviting and makes you want to read the book. The bio on the back of the book is intriguing and interesting and makes you want to find out more.
The tea shop of lost and found tells the story of Alice Rose who was found on the Yorkshire moors abandoned in a rug in the freezing cold. The story of Alice being found and who her mother and father are comes out slowly as you read the book. I liked the bits of the mother's journey throughout the book which helped you understand her motives and her state of mind at the time.
Alice was later adopted. By a wonderful father but a mean and horrid woman who wanted nothing to do with her. Alice's father was the type of man who was loving, kind, and filled In Alice's blank spaces with talk of fairytales. Alice loved him dearly. However when her father died her step mother was mean and nasty. Wanting nothing to do with Alice. When she dies Alice can't be upset about it as she is treated so horribly. So she moves in with a family friend who has always been there for her and who she regards as family.
Alice finds it really hard to settle down anywhere and put down any roots. when her fiancé dies and she finds out that he is actually still married to his ex wife. Alice looses everything that she knows. She looses her house and her beloved bakery. The only thing I the world that every made any sense to her. Upon discovery however Alice finds that her fiancé had left her an insurance policy in her name. With the money she buys a cafe she buys a house and a cafe in Yorkshire not far from where she grew up and not far from the site she was abandoned. Alice thinks it is finally time to put down some roots and to go and face up to her past. However not looking into the place that she is buying first leads to more problems then she thought that it would.
There are many twisty and turns in Alice's real life fairytale but can she find the happily ever after that she had desperately been looking for? Will she find a Ohana all of her own? Will the tea emporium idea work?
I really enjoyed this book and I would love to see more of Alice and the cast of characters at The Little teashop of lost and found. I really hope that Trisha writes another book about them all because I feel that they all have much more to give.
What I also really enjoyed was the fairytale grown up story yhat runs alongside this book and I would really like to see this become a book of its own as well.
If you haven't read any of Trisha Ashley's books before then this is a really wonderful one to start with. You could then move on to Twelve days of Christmas, chocolate shoes and wedding blues, chocolate wishes, wedding tiers, the magic of Christmas, a winters tale, and wish upon a star. There are a few other books that Trisha had written alongside these as well. But these are my favourite Ines of hers.
As always my little bookworms.
Happy reading everyone
March 14, 2017
I absolutely loved The Little tea shop of lost and found.
It took me a few chapters to fully appreciate the style of writing as I couldn't work out who was writing/narrating the short paragraphs written in italic. But once I realised it was Alice's birth mum then it all made sense.
Trisha takes you on a journey of discovery and mystery.
Alice has had a rough start in life. She is abandoned on the moors just a few hours old. Luckily for her she's found just in time and becomes adopted.
She adores her father, but he becomes ill and passes away leaving her with her adopted Mother who makes no bones in making it clear she never wanted her.
Alice does no more and runs away to Cornwall. She is befriended by Edie. Who takes her in and teaches her life skills to survive. Including baking.
Eventually Alice decides to set of to Scotland where she falls head over heels in love.
But tragedy strikes again and he dies climbing a rock which he's done so many times before.
Alice is absolutely heartbroken and goes into deep depression.
Edie takes her in and gets her well again.
Alice is an Author and she's finds her passion to write again.
But something is missing. She feels empty and needs to find her birth mother or at least try and find out her story.
So she decides to buy a cafe from a lady off of Facebook.. ..... I ask you what could possibly go wrong????
Surely it's all legit and above board... isn't it???
Alice meets Nile who owns the antique shop across the way.
He smart, sexy, witty, Moody, but has a big soft heart, underneath he's playboy exterior and has a sizzling chemistry with Alice.
He introduces Alice to he's Adopted family.
They warm to Alice straight away and make her part of their family very quickly.
But is there something about this family that's hiding a secret?
Can Alice ever feel settled?
Will Fat Rascals be a resounding success?
Will she ever find her birth mother?
Will she ever fall in love again?
To find out your just going to have to give it a read!! You won't be disappointed!!
There is great little twists to keep you hooked till the very end.
I was hooked after the first few chapters and was willing Alice some happiness.
Everything she loves just kept on breaking.
Alice is so so strong and Courageous even when she was at rock bottom she took a leap of faith and went with her heart and bought fat rascals.
There is something for everyone.
This book contains mystery, romance, humour, friendship, family bonds, determination and strength, sadness and a few twists and turns.
Overall I really enjoyed reading this book and can honestly say I'm so glad I stuck with it and the writing eventually made sense.
The only very slight critiscm I have and it is only slight, was the length of the story in regards to Fat Rascals.
I would of loved less preparation time/refurbishment story and more tales of the cafe.
More of the rude waitresses.
However that wasn't really an issue more of a personal preference.
Although Trisha may of been keeping the cafe stories short for a reason as maybe book 2 could be a possibility!
I received this book from the Publisher in exchange for a honest and fair review via Netgalley.
It took me a few chapters to fully appreciate the style of writing as I couldn't work out who was writing/narrating the short paragraphs written in italic. But once I realised it was Alice's birth mum then it all made sense.
Trisha takes you on a journey of discovery and mystery.
Alice has had a rough start in life. She is abandoned on the moors just a few hours old. Luckily for her she's found just in time and becomes adopted.
She adores her father, but he becomes ill and passes away leaving her with her adopted Mother who makes no bones in making it clear she never wanted her.
Alice does no more and runs away to Cornwall. She is befriended by Edie. Who takes her in and teaches her life skills to survive. Including baking.
Eventually Alice decides to set of to Scotland where she falls head over heels in love.
But tragedy strikes again and he dies climbing a rock which he's done so many times before.
Alice is absolutely heartbroken and goes into deep depression.
Edie takes her in and gets her well again.
Alice is an Author and she's finds her passion to write again.
But something is missing. She feels empty and needs to find her birth mother or at least try and find out her story.
So she decides to buy a cafe from a lady off of Facebook.. ..... I ask you what could possibly go wrong????
Surely it's all legit and above board... isn't it???
Alice meets Nile who owns the antique shop across the way.
He smart, sexy, witty, Moody, but has a big soft heart, underneath he's playboy exterior and has a sizzling chemistry with Alice.
He introduces Alice to he's Adopted family.
They warm to Alice straight away and make her part of their family very quickly.
But is there something about this family that's hiding a secret?
Can Alice ever feel settled?
Will Fat Rascals be a resounding success?
Will she ever find her birth mother?
Will she ever fall in love again?
To find out your just going to have to give it a read!! You won't be disappointed!!
There is great little twists to keep you hooked till the very end.
I was hooked after the first few chapters and was willing Alice some happiness.
Everything she loves just kept on breaking.
Alice is so so strong and Courageous even when she was at rock bottom she took a leap of faith and went with her heart and bought fat rascals.
There is something for everyone.
This book contains mystery, romance, humour, friendship, family bonds, determination and strength, sadness and a few twists and turns.
Overall I really enjoyed reading this book and can honestly say I'm so glad I stuck with it and the writing eventually made sense.
The only very slight critiscm I have and it is only slight, was the length of the story in regards to Fat Rascals.
I would of loved less preparation time/refurbishment story and more tales of the cafe.
More of the rude waitresses.
However that wasn't really an issue more of a personal preference.
Although Trisha may of been keeping the cafe stories short for a reason as maybe book 2 could be a possibility!
I received this book from the Publisher in exchange for a honest and fair review via Netgalley.
December 9, 2017
This book nearly killed me! I have mild OCD and this is the only reason I finished it! It felt like I was watching the paint in this CAFE dry..... if I read the word “fat Rascal” once more I would have screamed! This book was literally 400 pages of renovation, predictable relationships and a pathetic attempt at a desertion plot! I think it takes real effort to write something with so little substance and so incredibly boring! Waste of time!!!!
February 14, 2018
Really enjoyed reading this book. One of those books that is very hard to put down.
May 16, 2017
Too many moments that I found boring and predictable. Why the author felt the need for over 400 pages to describe getting a cafe up and running is beyond me. Disappointed with this one, having heard great things about the author.
February 20, 2017
Lovely book. Enjoyed the characters very much. The Giddings were such a lovely family. One everyone would long to be part of. Great Alice got her happy ever after. The book did lose a star because i found all the fairystory part boring and flicked past it. i understand the girl was writing a book, but just didnt feel the need for that to go on as much as it did. But over all really enjoyed this one
Ty to Netgalley and Random House UK, Transworld Publishers for a copy of this book in return for a review
Ty to Netgalley and Random House UK, Transworld Publishers for a copy of this book in return for a review
October 5, 2017
There are multiple stories happening in this book. The first is that of the protagonist wanting to find out more about her past, having been abandoned on the Yorkshire moors as a baby before being found by locals and rescued. The second story is her partner dying and her moving back to Yorkshire to start a tea shop (and explore her history and roots). The third is of her becoming a successful author and we are unfortunately subjected to extracts of these (awful) dark fairytales. The other key plot line is the heterosexual happy ending love story that is the stuff that this genre is made of. I found each story incredibly dull and remarkably predictable. The so-called twists are too obvious and unbelievable and the main character is not easy to warm too. The idea that anyone would be able to do all that the character does in what is seemingly a short period of time doesn't feel very real. I cared so little about her that I've forgotten her name having just finished the book. I think the idea is that she is a strong independent woman, but of course, when it comes to love and romance she is wishy washy and passive - she practically swoons at points in the book and the underlying message seemed to be that even strong independent women want a man to come along and take charge of their love life, bleugh. This book was 479 pages too long and I think that by the final few chapters it's possible that the author was as bored of it all as I was.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 7, 2017
I've been in a bit of a book funk recently and this was the perfect change that I needed. Yorkshire is dear to my heart, especially Haworth, so I spent most of the book grinning at the descriptions of the delightful weather!
The story had me hooked immediately, I loved Alice and the wonderful characters that peppered the chapters. The magic of Trisha Ashley's books is that she immerses you completely in the story and makes the characters so real.
The story had me hooked immediately, I loved Alice and the wonderful characters that peppered the chapters. The magic of Trisha Ashley's books is that she immerses you completely in the story and makes the characters so real.
May 8, 2018
...did we all read the same book here??? 400+ pages of essentially nothing.
January 26, 2018
Alice is adopted. When her father dies Alice feels completely alone in the world. She only discovers she was a foundling after his death, when her cold stepmother lets her know in the most cruel way. Alice doesn't know where she belongs, but she does know it isn't with her nasty stepmother, which is why she leaves her hometown behind. She takes her good childhood memories with her and finds comfort in baking, writing and drawing.
When Alice's fiancé dies she has to start all over again. She has some money and decides to invest it in a teashop in the area she grew up in. Alice loves baking, so this seems like a sensible plan. However, she has only seen the shop on photos and the reality is nothing like the images the previous owner sent to her. The teashop needs a lot of work, but Alice won't give up. Fortunately she isn't alone, she has the support of the next door antique seller Nile. Nile helps her to find a place to live until she can move into the flat above her shop and he helps her to unravel the mystery around her birth. Will Alice's new adventures be a success and will she finally feel like she belongs somewhere?
The Little Teashop of Lost and Found is a wonderful feelgood story with plenty of heartwarming elements. Alice is a talented woman. She's an incredible baker, she writes fantastic fairytales and she's artistic. She also has a kind heart and is a good friend. She works hard to make her dreams come true, which is something I admired about her. She and Nile immediately form a close friendship and it was fabulous to see where that would lead. He's gorgeous, but Alice isn't ready for a new relationship. He's a good person though and they have a special connection that only becomes stronger with the passing of time. Alice has a lot to figure out about herself and Nile is patient and caring. He's also a little bit mysterious, which makes him even more interesting to read about. They're the perfect main characters for a cozy romantic story.
Trisha Ashley's writing is dynamic and vivid. I love her descriptive style that makes everything she writes about come to life incredibly well. I also enjoyed how she includes Alice's writing. It makes me happy when I can clearly see how a main character's mind works and I like it when I'm able to get to know them really well. Trisha Ashley has an inspiring sense of humor that she combines with the seriousness of relationships, uncovering fascinating secrets and finding a place in the world. I adore the choice of these themes for a story and think she's executed it really well. The Little Teashop of Lost and Found is another terrific story by an author whose work I absolutely love.
When Alice's fiancé dies she has to start all over again. She has some money and decides to invest it in a teashop in the area she grew up in. Alice loves baking, so this seems like a sensible plan. However, she has only seen the shop on photos and the reality is nothing like the images the previous owner sent to her. The teashop needs a lot of work, but Alice won't give up. Fortunately she isn't alone, she has the support of the next door antique seller Nile. Nile helps her to find a place to live until she can move into the flat above her shop and he helps her to unravel the mystery around her birth. Will Alice's new adventures be a success and will she finally feel like she belongs somewhere?
The Little Teashop of Lost and Found is a wonderful feelgood story with plenty of heartwarming elements. Alice is a talented woman. She's an incredible baker, she writes fantastic fairytales and she's artistic. She also has a kind heart and is a good friend. She works hard to make her dreams come true, which is something I admired about her. She and Nile immediately form a close friendship and it was fabulous to see where that would lead. He's gorgeous, but Alice isn't ready for a new relationship. He's a good person though and they have a special connection that only becomes stronger with the passing of time. Alice has a lot to figure out about herself and Nile is patient and caring. He's also a little bit mysterious, which makes him even more interesting to read about. They're the perfect main characters for a cozy romantic story.
Trisha Ashley's writing is dynamic and vivid. I love her descriptive style that makes everything she writes about come to life incredibly well. I also enjoyed how she includes Alice's writing. It makes me happy when I can clearly see how a main character's mind works and I like it when I'm able to get to know them really well. Trisha Ashley has an inspiring sense of humor that she combines with the seriousness of relationships, uncovering fascinating secrets and finding a place in the world. I adore the choice of these themes for a story and think she's executed it really well. The Little Teashop of Lost and Found is another terrific story by an author whose work I absolutely love.
March 22, 2017
The Little Teashop of Lost and Found follows the story of Alice Rose a woman who hasn’t had the kindest start to life. Abandoned on the Yorkshire moors as a baby she’s adopted by a wonderful father only for him to pass away. So when her fiancé is also killed in an accident at work distraught Alice decides to use the money left to her in his will to start over in the village where she was found.
Calling upon her talent for baking, Alice opens up a little teashop to make ends meet by day and by night she escapes into the fairytale stories that she writes about. As Alice searches for her birth mother and digs deeper into her own history she finds that how she ended up on the moors above Haworth is very much a mystery. So far Alice’s life has been far from a fairytale but will unlocking the secrets of her past and following her dreams lead her to her very own happy ending?
I found The Little Teashop of Lost and Found to be such a page turner! I loved the Yorkshire setting, the proper Northern locals and Alice’s adventures in setting up her own teashop but what really kept me gripped was the mystery running throughout this book surrounding Alice’s past and the identity of her birth mother. Between each chapter we are given little snippets from her birth mother’s point of view and I loved trying to fit the pieces of the puzzle together.
Alice is incredibly hard working and I enjoyed the fact that outside of her day job she’s also a writer. Seeing her juggle two jobs and pursue different hobbies made her feel a lot more real to me than your average Women’s Fiction heroine. There’s also a fantastic cast of secondary characters who I fell in love with from Tilda and Nell the rudest waitresses in Yorkshire, to the Giddings family who take Alice under their wing I loved being in the company of so many warm and interesting characters.
Overall The Little Teashop of Lost and Found is a heart-warming and charming adult fairytale about family, starting over, self-discovery and finding a place to call home.
Calling upon her talent for baking, Alice opens up a little teashop to make ends meet by day and by night she escapes into the fairytale stories that she writes about. As Alice searches for her birth mother and digs deeper into her own history she finds that how she ended up on the moors above Haworth is very much a mystery. So far Alice’s life has been far from a fairytale but will unlocking the secrets of her past and following her dreams lead her to her very own happy ending?
I found The Little Teashop of Lost and Found to be such a page turner! I loved the Yorkshire setting, the proper Northern locals and Alice’s adventures in setting up her own teashop but what really kept me gripped was the mystery running throughout this book surrounding Alice’s past and the identity of her birth mother. Between each chapter we are given little snippets from her birth mother’s point of view and I loved trying to fit the pieces of the puzzle together.
Alice is incredibly hard working and I enjoyed the fact that outside of her day job she’s also a writer. Seeing her juggle two jobs and pursue different hobbies made her feel a lot more real to me than your average Women’s Fiction heroine. There’s also a fantastic cast of secondary characters who I fell in love with from Tilda and Nell the rudest waitresses in Yorkshire, to the Giddings family who take Alice under their wing I loved being in the company of so many warm and interesting characters.
Overall The Little Teashop of Lost and Found is a heart-warming and charming adult fairytale about family, starting over, self-discovery and finding a place to call home.
December 13, 2023
Livro levezinho e um pouco confuso, que alia a decoração de uma casa de chá à escrita de contos de fadas irónicos e à descoberta das origens de Alice. Alice foi adotada depois de encontrada num sítio isolado. Após a morte do pai adotivo, viaja e instala-se noutros locais, acabando por ir para a localidade onde foi encontrada. No entanto, contam-se muitos pormenores sobre as suas deslocações, o que torna o livro mais longo e um pouco supérfluo. A história começa nos 18 anos da protagonista e a ação propriamente dita só decorre nos seus 36. Uma simples analepse seria o suficiente, mas a autora perde-se e divaga. O interessante, para mim, são os pormenores da decoração da casa de chá de Alice, da organização e o que cozinha. Há receitas no final. A história de amor é um bocado seca, a família que a acolhe é quente e simpática e também os ambientes. Algumas peripécias são um pouco forçadas, mas a ideia era ler algo pouco exigente na semana de arranque das aulas. Não sendo nenhuma obra de arte, ajudou a limpar as ideias e a adormecer em cima dele durante a semana.
December 3, 2021
I always love the teashop and cafe theme. If I stumbled upon books of this kind, you can be sure that I'll pick them above others. Plus, I'm also a sucker for lovely covers haha.
The story is good and refreshing. But I think the title is a bit misleading. And the book's description, even though it really is literally what happened in the story, but still I found it in the different perspective from what I perceived before reading the book.
The twist was really unexpected. I love the family acceptance. Because we just can't alter the past, right? Just move on and accept the joyous ones.
But to tell the truth, I don't like the twisted fairy tale story. It is really a niche.
The story is good and refreshing. But I think the title is a bit misleading. And the book's description, even though it really is literally what happened in the story, but still I found it in the different perspective from what I perceived before reading the book.
The twist was really unexpected. I love the family acceptance. Because we just can't alter the past, right? Just move on and accept the joyous ones.
But to tell the truth, I don't like the twisted fairy tale story. It is really a niche.
February 17, 2017
Received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review, a huge thank you to Transworld!!!
OMGOMGOMGOMG!!! I really need to find another way to express my overload of emotions with 'omg' but because I currently don't have one I am going to keep using it until I find another one. But WOAHHHHH!!!!
**INTENSE EMOTION OVERLOAD**
Right, lets get to the review shall we?
This is such a cute adorable story, I was gripped from the edge of my seat. With this being a Contemporary, I was surprised to be literally so hooked in to the book (I mean come on who doesn't love a good romance novel right?), I felt like I was in touch with my readerness so much that I had become one with the book seriously!!! I have no regrets reading this in one sitting and not getting much sleep either, that is dedication baby.
Alice, oh my sweet Alice. She had to go through so much even as a baby, for most of her life all she feels is rejection and she longs to know where she belongs. From the very first chapter in the book, Trisha gets right in to the story of Alice being a fondling which breaks Alice's poor heart when she finds out (Nessa tells her when they are both having a disagreement and old secrets are coming to the surface). Originally from Haworth, Alice moves around a lot after her adopted father dies (from Cornwall to Scotland to her hometown again) but after dealing with one blow after the other, she has a mental breakdown after her current fiancé dies (my heart broke a little again). But Edie soon convinces her to start a fresh and she has every right to live in her hometown, Alice soon enough is consumed by the idea of going back to her roots and where her best friend lives. However things don't go always as planned, the Bramwell Cafe she buys is a complete fraud with everything being broken, dirty and awful condition. Not at how it was advertised online when she bought it on impulse from Mrs Muswell (she also plays a interesting part later on in the story). Alice is on a new mission, she is determined to open her little teashop just as she always wanted to, however she faces numerous obstacles along the way.
Alice is a very strong and sensitive character, she loves with all her heart. Even with the constant hurdles coming her way she gets back up again every time, I have to admire her resilience. What I loved most about her was that she was constantly a surprise all the time, every page I turned I never truly knew what was going to happen next. She was a character who I fell in love with instantly. As well as being reader (smart choice girl) she was also a very quirky author in my opinion with strange but hilarious story ideas. She wrote one book about an author and I quote:
Omg, see what I mean? I just freaking love her! <3 But all her hardwork pays off when she gets a contract from a huge publisher, way to go Alice! *applauding*
They say some surprises come in any shape and size in this case it is a Greek like God named Nile Giddings who owns the shop next door, the antique store Small and Perfect. His sarcasm was actually what won me over, he is really intellectual or at least the way he talks seems like he his. However he is I still fell in love with his character, his constant banter with Alice more like disagreements were a such a joy to read (well really he was telling her his own opinion of things not that she took any of his advice unless it was a good one! She is such a badass woman). I really loved seeing their relationship evolve over time spent with one another, from friends to lovers. Aside from his rudeness sometimes, he really did help her a lot with finding furniture for the store and flat, supporting her when she wants to find out who her birth mother is. This leads me to introduce the Giddings family; Sheila (mother), Bel (sister), Teddy (brother) and Geeta (Teddy's wife). Such a lovely family, I loved Bel most of all, like Nile she also helps Alice a lot and the two instantly become good friends like sisters.
I really loved this story so much, after writing this review I am tempted to go read it again! Make sure you and go pre-order this book if you haven't!
**please note any quotes used in this review are taken from my copy of the arc
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OMGOMGOMGOMG!!! I really need to find another way to express my overload of emotions with 'omg' but because I currently don't have one I am going to keep using it until I find another one. But WOAHHHHH!!!!
**INTENSE EMOTION OVERLOAD**
Right, lets get to the review shall we?
This is such a cute adorable story, I was gripped from the edge of my seat. With this being a Contemporary, I was surprised to be literally so hooked in to the book (I mean come on who doesn't love a good romance novel right?), I felt like I was in touch with my readerness so much that I had become one with the book seriously!!! I have no regrets reading this in one sitting and not getting much sleep either, that is dedication baby.
Alice, oh my sweet Alice. She had to go through so much even as a baby, for most of her life all she feels is rejection and she longs to know where she belongs. From the very first chapter in the book, Trisha gets right in to the story of Alice being a fondling which breaks Alice's poor heart when she finds out (Nessa tells her when they are both having a disagreement and old secrets are coming to the surface). Originally from Haworth, Alice moves around a lot after her adopted father dies (from Cornwall to Scotland to her hometown again) but after dealing with one blow after the other, she has a mental breakdown after her current fiancé dies (my heart broke a little again). But Edie soon convinces her to start a fresh and she has every right to live in her hometown, Alice soon enough is consumed by the idea of going back to her roots and where her best friend lives. However things don't go always as planned, the Bramwell Cafe she buys is a complete fraud with everything being broken, dirty and awful condition. Not at how it was advertised online when she bought it on impulse from Mrs Muswell (she also plays a interesting part later on in the story). Alice is on a new mission, she is determined to open her little teashop just as she always wanted to, however she faces numerous obstacles along the way.
Alice is a very strong and sensitive character, she loves with all her heart. Even with the constant hurdles coming her way she gets back up again every time, I have to admire her resilience. What I loved most about her was that she was constantly a surprise all the time, every page I turned I never truly knew what was going to happen next. She was a character who I fell in love with instantly. As well as being reader (smart choice girl) she was also a very quirky author in my opinion with strange but hilarious story ideas. She wrote one book about an author and I quote:
Who'd had such a vicious book review that she'd tracked down the perpetrator and unleash on her a series of revenging goblins, boggarts, wicked fairies and other dark creatures, who all inflicted punishment on her in different and inventive ways.
Omg, see what I mean? I just freaking love her! <3 But all her hardwork pays off when she gets a contract from a huge publisher, way to go Alice! *applauding*
They say some surprises come in any shape and size in this case it is a Greek like God named Nile Giddings who owns the shop next door, the antique store Small and Perfect. His sarcasm was actually what won me over, he is really intellectual or at least the way he talks seems like he his. However he is I still fell in love with his character, his constant banter with Alice more like disagreements were a such a joy to read (well really he was telling her his own opinion of things not that she took any of his advice unless it was a good one! She is such a badass woman). I really loved seeing their relationship evolve over time spent with one another, from friends to lovers. Aside from his rudeness sometimes, he really did help her a lot with finding furniture for the store and flat, supporting her when she wants to find out who her birth mother is. This leads me to introduce the Giddings family; Sheila (mother), Bel (sister), Teddy (brother) and Geeta (Teddy's wife). Such a lovely family, I loved Bel most of all, like Nile she also helps Alice a lot and the two instantly become good friends like sisters.
I really loved this story so much, after writing this review I am tempted to go read it again! Make sure you and go pre-order this book if you haven't!
**please note any quotes used in this review are taken from my copy of the arc
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February 10, 2017
I really enjoyed The Little Teashop of Lost and Found.
The main character that is Alice, shes had a very unsettled life as she was found in the moors abandoned by her birth mother, then her adoptive father passes away and after travelling many places she just doesnt seem to feel like she belongs anywhere.
After her Fiance sadly dies in an accident she buys a cafe in her birth town Hadworth. She arrives to find that the cafe she had bought wasnt as described and takes a lot of work to refurbish it.
Alice also embarks on a journey in Hadworth to try and find answers and return to the very spot she was abandoned as a baby.
There are lots of unexpected twists and turns throughout the book that really leave you on the edge of your seat not knowing whats going to happen next.
Overall it is truely beautiful and heart warming. Lots of tears will be shed throughout the book!
The main character that is Alice, shes had a very unsettled life as she was found in the moors abandoned by her birth mother, then her adoptive father passes away and after travelling many places she just doesnt seem to feel like she belongs anywhere.
After her Fiance sadly dies in an accident she buys a cafe in her birth town Hadworth. She arrives to find that the cafe she had bought wasnt as described and takes a lot of work to refurbish it.
Alice also embarks on a journey in Hadworth to try and find answers and return to the very spot she was abandoned as a baby.
There are lots of unexpected twists and turns throughout the book that really leave you on the edge of your seat not knowing whats going to happen next.
Overall it is truely beautiful and heart warming. Lots of tears will be shed throughout the book!
February 7, 2018
Oh que coisinha mais "insonsa".
Nem sei se merece as 3⭐... entre 2,5⭐e 3⭐
Nem sei se merece as 3⭐... entre 2,5⭐e 3⭐
February 11, 2017
Another total delight from one of my favourite authors! I had already pre-ordered this one months ago but when I had a chance to get the ARC from NetGalley, I hit the request button at lightening speed.
Alice was abandoned as a baby on the Moors about Haworth. After a few traumatic life events including the loss of her fiancé, she decides to return to the scene and buys a cafe without seeing it. Of course it is a dump and of course the shop opposite is run by a handsome but aloof antiques expert. Alice is also an author and in between cafe renovations, becoming friends with the handsome man, meeting his family and trying to find more about her birth, we get snippets from her witty and edgy fantasy fairy tales. This all builds up to the opening of the cafe and whether she will solve the mystery of her birth.
A lovely heroine in Alice, a wonderful hero in Nile and a fabulous cast of supporting characters, set against the backdrop of Haworth, Brontes and the Yorkshire Moors, the usual perfect Trisha recipe ! Mixed in too are a great story, misunderstandings, romance, wit, plenty of cake (who can resist a fat rascal - I know Bettys well ) and the rudest waitresses in Yorkshire! I felt I was leaving friends behind once I had finished the book so I hope (hint) there will be a sequel
The pre-order will be going straight to my Mum who is also a huge Trisha fan and then I may well re-read it! I also urgently need to re visit Haworth where when I was younger I spent many hours wanting to be a Bronte sister.
Alice was abandoned as a baby on the Moors about Haworth. After a few traumatic life events including the loss of her fiancé, she decides to return to the scene and buys a cafe without seeing it. Of course it is a dump and of course the shop opposite is run by a handsome but aloof antiques expert. Alice is also an author and in between cafe renovations, becoming friends with the handsome man, meeting his family and trying to find more about her birth, we get snippets from her witty and edgy fantasy fairy tales. This all builds up to the opening of the cafe and whether she will solve the mystery of her birth.
A lovely heroine in Alice, a wonderful hero in Nile and a fabulous cast of supporting characters, set against the backdrop of Haworth, Brontes and the Yorkshire Moors, the usual perfect Trisha recipe ! Mixed in too are a great story, misunderstandings, romance, wit, plenty of cake (who can resist a fat rascal - I know Bettys well ) and the rudest waitresses in Yorkshire! I felt I was leaving friends behind once I had finished the book so I hope (hint) there will be a sequel
The pre-order will be going straight to my Mum who is also a huge Trisha fan and then I may well re-read it! I also urgently need to re visit Haworth where when I was younger I spent many hours wanting to be a Bronte sister.
August 26, 2020
Ho davvero adorato questo libro, non so se mi sia piaciuta più la trama, i personaggi, i luoghi descritti o i riferimenti alle sorelle Brontë.
"Certo nel frattempo avevo letto tutto ciò che ero riuscita a trovare sulle Bronte e su Haworth. La mia preferita è Emily; era una pessima compagnia e preferiva stare con i suoi cani nelle brughiere oppure in cucina a preparare dolci. Era una donna particolare, una sorta di enigma."
Alice è stata adottata quando era ancora in fasce e il suo adorato padre le raccontava sempre storie su come e dove l'avessero trovata. L'amore che avevano l'uno per l'altra era immenso e non aveva nulla da invidiare a quello che provavano un genitore e una figlia che avevano lo stesso sangue. Però un giorno quando il padre viene a mancare all'improvviso Alice sa che non può restare in casa con la sua madre adottiva e così inizia il suo viaggio per scoprire chi fosse e da dove venisse realmente.
E così che si ritrova nel piccolo paesino di Haworth, pronta a rilevare e ristrutturare una sala da the e a finire di scrivere il suo libro. Quì conoscerà i Giddings che la faranno sentire subito accettata come una di famiglia e che la aiuteranno nella sua ricerca.
“Non si dimenticano i fatti negativi, ma sono sommersi tra i ricordi più felici.”
Lo consiglio a tutti quelli che vogliono perdersi nelle brughiere dello Yorkshire, posto non molto accogliente ma in compenso molto suggestivo e goderselo restando comodamente sul divano di casa è una buona soluzione.
L'unico neo di questo libro è ahimè il titolo che perde completamente il senso iniziale non avendo specificato che il negozio è in realtà una Caffetteria/Sala da The.
"Certo nel frattempo avevo letto tutto ciò che ero riuscita a trovare sulle Bronte e su Haworth. La mia preferita è Emily; era una pessima compagnia e preferiva stare con i suoi cani nelle brughiere oppure in cucina a preparare dolci. Era una donna particolare, una sorta di enigma."
Alice è stata adottata quando era ancora in fasce e il suo adorato padre le raccontava sempre storie su come e dove l'avessero trovata. L'amore che avevano l'uno per l'altra era immenso e non aveva nulla da invidiare a quello che provavano un genitore e una figlia che avevano lo stesso sangue. Però un giorno quando il padre viene a mancare all'improvviso Alice sa che non può restare in casa con la sua madre adottiva e così inizia il suo viaggio per scoprire chi fosse e da dove venisse realmente.
E così che si ritrova nel piccolo paesino di Haworth, pronta a rilevare e ristrutturare una sala da the e a finire di scrivere il suo libro. Quì conoscerà i Giddings che la faranno sentire subito accettata come una di famiglia e che la aiuteranno nella sua ricerca.
“Non si dimenticano i fatti negativi, ma sono sommersi tra i ricordi più felici.”
Lo consiglio a tutti quelli che vogliono perdersi nelle brughiere dello Yorkshire, posto non molto accogliente ma in compenso molto suggestivo e goderselo restando comodamente sul divano di casa è una buona soluzione.
L'unico neo di questo libro è ahimè il titolo che perde completamente il senso iniziale non avendo specificato che il negozio è in realtà una Caffetteria/Sala da The.
March 22, 2017
My relationship with Trisha Ashley's books is very rocky - I seem to either love her books to bits or I can't get into them. However, there is something so very special and unique in her writing that makes me always impatiently waiting for her every new release and I - really - count down the days to the publication days, wanting to see what she has in store for us this time and what an exceptional story is it going to be. I think that not only is the new "The Little Teashop of Lost and Found" one of Trisha's best books but I also immediately fell in love with this cover - it. Is. Simply. Gorgeous. So warm and inviting.
The writing style was so typical Trisha Ashley - lyrical, poetical yet down to earth. I loved that this time the writing and the plot were not too exaggerated, too far - fetched, too eccentric as it sometimes happens with Ms Ashley's novels. There was a bunch of great characters - there were many of them but they were introduced to us slowly, we had time to get to know them and I didn't have problems to recognise who is who any why. I immediately fell for the main character, Alice - already the first pages made me warm to her and to sympathise with her so much and I felt so, so sorry for her and all the things that happened to her and I so admired her strength after so many rejections and bad luck. I hoped that eventually she will also find her place. She was a hard - working person who achieved everything she had in her life by herself. It was not a wonder that after dealing with one blow after another she's had a moment of a mental breakdown - who wouldn't have? However, she quickly recovered and, following the advice of her old friend Edie, decides to come back to her hometown, start a tea shop and - maybe - find her birth parents? She was also so good natured and full of trust - well, who would buy a cafe only after seeing it on the photos and because the owner has made such a good impression via Facebook messages? But Alice is a woman determined, she's on a mission and she'll open her tea shop no matter what. And - she's going to publish her own novel, you just wait and see! I really liked her, and kept everything crossed for her, and it was so inspiring to see her get up after every new hurdle.
The Greek God Nile could have come at the first sight as rude, but guys, he turned out to be brilliant! And moreover, he brought a big, warm, welcoming family with him, and this was just what Alice needed! He also proved to be a great and patient friend to her and also supported her in her search for her biological parents. He was sarcastic, and the interactions between Alice and Nile were bloody brilliant! Well, Nile was bloody brilliant, with just my kind of humour - dry, sharp, intelligent. The banter between them was quick and sharp and funny and Nile's one - liners summing up some of the situations were just best ever!
One of the main subplots in the story is Alice being abandoned as a baby and her looking for her biological parents. She was adopted and had a very loving father and not so loving mother but her father died when she was only 18 years old and well, there was not a place for her at home anymore with the devil step - mother. The story accompanies us through the whole book, and every chapter is preceded with short bits of information from the person's who abandoned Alice point of view, which gives an insight into the motives, however I haven't expected the outcome and it totally - TOTALLY - took me by surprise.
I loved to read about the preparations for opening the tea shop. Alice's head was full of great ideas, she has made the place so cosy and she also gave two "rudest waitresses" in Yorkshire, Tilda and Ness, that she "inherited" with the shop, a chance, and they were both brilliant. The descriptions of the food were mouth - watering, they really were, and I've read many books with delicious food in them but those ones were exceptional - my only regret is that there are no recipes in my review copy! What was also great was the fact that the book was not too predictable, and the different subplots could end in any possible way. There is no guarantee of a happy end, even though you so hope for one, and I loved this twisty and bumpy road to the last page. My only problem with this book was that the middle part dragged too much for my liking. There were many repetitions, the same situations and events were all the time spoken about and I had a feeling that more than often we're just going round in circles.
"The Little Teashop of Lost and Found" is a lovely, uplifting story about finding love and friendship, about finding courage and following your dreams. It was a story with a feel - good factor. The plot and the characters are original yet not too exaggerated. Even though the title of the book is "The Little Teashop of Lost and Found", and there is some delicious food mentioned, there are many other issues that the author touches upon, interweaving them seamlessly into the plot and you really don't have to worry that it's going to be another of the cupcakes books that are popping out around all the time. This book is just different, with characters that grow on you and get under your skin, and really, it is not the teashop that is the heart of the book, but it's Alice, and her overcoming all the problems and letting the past go. Highly recommended!
Copy provided by the publisher in return for an honest review.
November 23, 2018
This is a light reading, it can be appealing for those who loved books in the set of Scotland like the Wuthering Heights.
The plot is predictable, only the last twist it caught me off guard.
Nevertheless, is a happily ever after book with a slow pace and a redhead, tall heroine who loves to bake and had a lot of misfortune threw life.
There are a lot of secondary characters that give some comedy element, and a bit of mystery with fairy tales and a romantic plot.
The plot is predictable, only the last twist it caught me off guard.
Nevertheless, is a happily ever after book with a slow pace and a redhead, tall heroine who loves to bake and had a lot of misfortune threw life.
There are a lot of secondary characters that give some comedy element, and a bit of mystery with fairy tales and a romantic plot.
February 7, 2019
I loved this book the writing flowed and loved the storyline.
April 27, 2024
Pretty mediocre writing but all my preoccupied brain can manage tgese days is light easy reading. This fit the bill.
May 31, 2022
4.5 stars
After a particularly dark and disturbing thriller, this book was just what the doctor ordered, though don’t let the cover fool you – it’s not all froth and lightness, it does have its serious moments.
The story revolves around Alice, whose life story reads pretty much like the dark edged fairy stories she writes. Left for abandoned on the moors, but luckily found by a passing farmer, she was adopted into a home that gave her a loving father but a wicked step-mother. When her father dies, she finds herself cast out and travels down to Cornwall in search of work. What she finds (or more correctly, who finds her) is a fairy godmother called Edie, who becomes a life long friend and confidant.
Her love life is equally as dramatic and forces her to re-think her life and future. What she’s always wanted is just to understand why she was abandoned. When a business opportunity arises in Haworth, it seems that destiny has stepped in and Alice grabs it with both of hands. Luckily those hands are very capable as all was not as anticipated – but then there’d be no story if it was! Alice finds herself, not so much in Wonderland, as no man’s land. Her life is pretty much a jigsaw puzzle, with hopefully, all the pieces in the box, just no real clue of where all the pieces fit, but gradually the picture starts to come together
I settled into this book straight away and was happily transported to the Yorkshire village of Haworth and it’s environs. It’s inhabitants offered a varied mixture of pantomime villains, comic dames (not necessarily in drag) and of course a handsome prince. Providing some sanity and balance in Alice’s life was her childhood friend Lola and the Giddings family who metaphorically ‘adopt’ Alice in much the same way as they had officially adopted Nile (the aforementioned Prince) years earlier. The warmth and fun they bring to the proceedings is very real and I’d be quite happy to be ‘adopted’ by them myself, especially as there seems to be plentiful accommodation and a ready supply of Sunday lunches and Norwegian waffles.
I like the way the book was set out. Thank goodness for a straightforward basic linear timeline that meant I could just relax and move forward, not spend my time jumping back and forth via different time frames and back stories. That said each chapter is preceded by the ‘voice’ of Alice’s real mother which gives a brief insight into her life, but again it is moving forward and is a clever way of filling in the missing pieces without complicating the main narrative. Another interesting inclusion in the main text are excerpts from the books that Alice is in the process of writing. Some readers will like this others might not, but as they are clearly highlighted by different font and italics, the can easily be bypassed if you just want to press on with real life. The excerpts are quite fun though, offering as they do a wry darker twist on traditional fairy tales set in a real life setting.
Of course what keeps you reading is not just the need to see whether Alice succeeds with the tea shop/emporium, but the will they/won’t they relationship between her and the handsome, if somewhat bossy and organising (Prince) neighbour. It’s not for me to disclose here, I just urge you to read for yourselves and I’m sure you’ll be at times dismayed but on balance far more enchanted by the characters that you meet. My only disappointment (apart from reaching the end) was to discover that my proof copy didn’t include the recipes. As a self-respecting Yorkshire lass, who loves her tea and cake I was looking forward to giving them a whirl, but then again, maybe my own fairy godmother was saving me from myself!
After a particularly dark and disturbing thriller, this book was just what the doctor ordered, though don’t let the cover fool you – it’s not all froth and lightness, it does have its serious moments.
The story revolves around Alice, whose life story reads pretty much like the dark edged fairy stories she writes. Left for abandoned on the moors, but luckily found by a passing farmer, she was adopted into a home that gave her a loving father but a wicked step-mother. When her father dies, she finds herself cast out and travels down to Cornwall in search of work. What she finds (or more correctly, who finds her) is a fairy godmother called Edie, who becomes a life long friend and confidant.
Her love life is equally as dramatic and forces her to re-think her life and future. What she’s always wanted is just to understand why she was abandoned. When a business opportunity arises in Haworth, it seems that destiny has stepped in and Alice grabs it with both of hands. Luckily those hands are very capable as all was not as anticipated – but then there’d be no story if it was! Alice finds herself, not so much in Wonderland, as no man’s land. Her life is pretty much a jigsaw puzzle, with hopefully, all the pieces in the box, just no real clue of where all the pieces fit, but gradually the picture starts to come together
I settled into this book straight away and was happily transported to the Yorkshire village of Haworth and it’s environs. It’s inhabitants offered a varied mixture of pantomime villains, comic dames (not necessarily in drag) and of course a handsome prince. Providing some sanity and balance in Alice’s life was her childhood friend Lola and the Giddings family who metaphorically ‘adopt’ Alice in much the same way as they had officially adopted Nile (the aforementioned Prince) years earlier. The warmth and fun they bring to the proceedings is very real and I’d be quite happy to be ‘adopted’ by them myself, especially as there seems to be plentiful accommodation and a ready supply of Sunday lunches and Norwegian waffles.
I like the way the book was set out. Thank goodness for a straightforward basic linear timeline that meant I could just relax and move forward, not spend my time jumping back and forth via different time frames and back stories. That said each chapter is preceded by the ‘voice’ of Alice’s real mother which gives a brief insight into her life, but again it is moving forward and is a clever way of filling in the missing pieces without complicating the main narrative. Another interesting inclusion in the main text are excerpts from the books that Alice is in the process of writing. Some readers will like this others might not, but as they are clearly highlighted by different font and italics, the can easily be bypassed if you just want to press on with real life. The excerpts are quite fun though, offering as they do a wry darker twist on traditional fairy tales set in a real life setting.
Of course what keeps you reading is not just the need to see whether Alice succeeds with the tea shop/emporium, but the will they/won’t they relationship between her and the handsome, if somewhat bossy and organising (Prince) neighbour. It’s not for me to disclose here, I just urge you to read for yourselves and I’m sure you’ll be at times dismayed but on balance far more enchanted by the characters that you meet. My only disappointment (apart from reaching the end) was to discover that my proof copy didn’t include the recipes. As a self-respecting Yorkshire lass, who loves her tea and cake I was looking forward to giving them a whirl, but then again, maybe my own fairy godmother was saving me from myself!
September 28, 2020
I wanted to like this book, Trisha Ashley is one of my favourite authors and I've read quite a few of her books and generally enjoyed them all. But unfortunately this one just did not do it for me at all.
The biggest issue that I had with 'The Little Teashop of Lost and Found' is that it feels like I've already read about 80% of the book just by having read the authors previous stories!
Literally every few pages I was seeing a sentence or a description of a person that I've read before and it kind of became a game to spot something and then try and place in which of the authors previous books I'd first seen it.
It seems to be that all of her main characters are tall, amazonian and beautiful or stunning (but they don't believe this and refuse to acknowledge their good looks) women. They all tend to be somewhat eccentric and I don't mind this at all but it's a bit jarring to read more or less the same character in every book with plot being the only difference between them.
It also irks me that every single time the main lady, whoever she may be, will refuse to believe that the love interest could ever be interested in her or she in him and won't until the end of the book. Like come on, you're perfect for each other and fancy each other so just get on with it.
My other gripe with this book is that considering the title I went into it thinking we'd get a lot more teashop action, but actually the teashop itself is just in the background, mentioned every so often with regards to the work being done on it and we don't actually see very much running of the teashop.
I found this quite disappointing as I'd have been quite interested in seeing the day to day runnings of it and the clients who would visit and have it out with the lippy waitresses.
Lastly, why do all the characters talk down anyone who happens to be skinny or thin? If you don't have ample layers and a love of cake then you're not worth knowing in this world! (Unless you're a man, then it's fine)
So yeah I didn't *hate* this book but I wasn't impressed by it either and don't see myself touching it again, if you like Trisha Ashley's other stuff you might like this too, or you might be like me and not enjoy all noticing all the bits that have wandered over from her other books. Give it a go or don't :D
The biggest issue that I had with 'The Little Teashop of Lost and Found' is that it feels like I've already read about 80% of the book just by having read the authors previous stories!
Literally every few pages I was seeing a sentence or a description of a person that I've read before and it kind of became a game to spot something and then try and place in which of the authors previous books I'd first seen it.
It seems to be that all of her main characters are tall, amazonian and beautiful or stunning (but they don't believe this and refuse to acknowledge their good looks) women. They all tend to be somewhat eccentric and I don't mind this at all but it's a bit jarring to read more or less the same character in every book with plot being the only difference between them.
It also irks me that every single time the main lady, whoever she may be, will refuse to believe that the love interest could ever be interested in her or she in him and won't until the end of the book. Like come on, you're perfect for each other and fancy each other so just get on with it.
My other gripe with this book is that considering the title I went into it thinking we'd get a lot more teashop action, but actually the teashop itself is just in the background, mentioned every so often with regards to the work being done on it and we don't actually see very much running of the teashop.
I found this quite disappointing as I'd have been quite interested in seeing the day to day runnings of it and the clients who would visit and have it out with the lippy waitresses.
Lastly, why do all the characters talk down anyone who happens to be skinny or thin? If you don't have ample layers and a love of cake then you're not worth knowing in this world! (Unless you're a man, then it's fine)
So yeah I didn't *hate* this book but I wasn't impressed by it either and don't see myself touching it again, if you like Trisha Ashley's other stuff you might like this too, or you might be like me and not enjoy all noticing all the bits that have wandered over from her other books. Give it a go or don't :D
August 3, 2020
Aquele tipo de romance doce e meloso, sim estou a empregar as duas palavras! Que nos leva a recuar ao tempos de Brontë e a toda a vida na charneca. Um livro que nos fala de uma vida idílica, que todos gostariam de experimentar! Um mistério, uma família e uma trama cheia de peripécias!
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