Kate McKinnon is planning to do
exceptionally well at her first catering job with the Foreign Office.
She does and in the process impresses Oliver Stapler, Foreign
Secretary, who starts to use her same catering firm for his dinners.
Kate is raising her son Toby alone after breaking up with the boy's
father. Oliver is married to a woman who is far more interested in
her horses than his career. Gradually, they find that they're
interested in each other and the problems begin.
On the positive side, the opening
chapters of this book give the reader a glimpse of the world of high
level catering. Kate is a likeable character and her world which
includes her Indian friends, who own a restaurant, is fascinating.
Oliver, likewise, is a sympathetic character. He's trying to balance
his life between his home and the problems of the Foreign Office.
On the negative side, not a great deal
happens until the middle of the book when Kate and Oliver realize
that they are attracted to each other. What I missed in the book is a
striving by either character to reach some goal aside from coping
with the pressures of everyday life. However, the book is fun to read
and a relaxing way to spend an evening.
I reviewed this book for Net Galley.
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