Charlotte Connors

This is another one of those novels that are so popular about women’s friendships. Four women in Atlanta join together, hoping to build a catering business that will be successful, while allowing them to put their families first. The women are very different; a Junior League wife and mother, the daughter of a prominent African-American family, a single mother who is a renowned pastry chef, and a woman who just broke up with her boyfriend of eight years. This is one of the weaker novels of the type since some of the women never gain strong personalities and motivation during the story. However, one character, Daisy, the pastry chef, is a shining star. The story is worth reading just for Daisy’s part in it. It’s an enjoyable story, but nothing special.… (meer)