The Magic of Lemon Drop Pie
The Magic of Lemon Drop Pie is filled with magical realism and a whole lot of heart. It is a story about regret, grief, heartbreak, love, and learning how to let go of dreams that don't fit your life anymore.
"'If you cling so tight to something that's already broken, to a life and dream that can never come true, you don't have space in your life for anything else, for the good and real plan Bs.'"
The Magic of Lemon Drop Pie is a story with a great deal of food for thought (pun intended). I found myself connecting with this meaningful tale and even wondering myself: What would happen if I had taken a different path in life?
The characters in this story were all so charming and it was an absolute delight to become part of their world as I read. I’m secretly hoping for a spinoff book with this wonderful cast of characters in the future.
Truly a lovely read with some sweet advice, and it even includes a recipe for Lemon Drop Pie!
Synopsis: An uplifting novel about a heartbroken young pie maker who is granted a magical second chance to live the life she didn't choose. . . . from the bestselling author of The Enlightenment of Bees.
Lolly Blanchard's life only seems to give her lemons. Ten years ago, after her mother's tragic death, she broke up with her first love and abandoned her dream of opening a restaurant in order to keep her family's struggling Seattle diner afloat and care for her younger sister and grieving father. Now, a decade later, she dutifully whips up the diner's famous lemon meringue pies each morning while still pining for all she's lost.
As Lolly's thirty-third birthday approaches, her quirky great-aunt gives her a mysterious gift--three lemon drops, each of which allows her to live a single day in a life that might have been hers. What if her mom hadn't passed away? What if she had opened her own restaurant in England? What if she hadn't broken up with the only man she's ever loved? Surprising and empowering, each experience helps Lolly let go of her regrets and realize the key to transforming her life lies not in redoing her past but in having the courage to embrace her present.
