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It's not often that one of the main characters of a novel is a cheese, but the Princess Grace, made once a year by elderly eccentrics Corrie and Fee in the obscure Irish village of Coolarney, plays a pivotal part here. Abbey, who has spent 12 years literally in the wilderness with her cheating husband, and Kit, a failed, drunken Wall Street stockbroker, are both drawn to Coolarney, cheese and the comfort of true love. For Coolarney is a sanctuary where the dairymaids, led by housekeeper/farmer Avis, are pregnant single mothers basking in good food, affection and best of all no judgemental attitudes. Cheesemaker Joseph Feehan uses his uncanny sixth sense to make the best of the future for everyone but it would be simplistic to say that this is just a feelgood novel. When the cheesemaking goes wrong there are premonitions of change and death; darkness threatens everyone. But the writing sparkles with wit throughout and there are some hilarious scenes, most memorably when Corrie and Fee have to interview for a new cheesemaker. Soon sadness is tempered with humour and lives are rebuilt as the Princess Grace works its magic. Warm, touching and thoughtful, this is a book to enjoy, to savour and to recommend to friends. (Kirkus UK)
Good Housekeeping
‘A magical début novel that charms to the last page’
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It's not often that one of the main characters of a novel is a cheese, but the Princess Grace, made once a year by elderly eccentrics Corrie and Fee in the obscure Irish village of Coolarney, plays a pivotal part here. Abbey, who has spent 12 years literally in the wilderness with her cheating husband, and Kit, a failed, drunken Wall Street stockbroker, are both drawn to Coolarney, cheese and the comfort of true love. For Coolarney is a sanctuary where the dairymaids, led by housekeeper/farmer Avis, are pregnant single mothers basking in good food, affection and best of all no judgemental attitudes. Cheesemaker Joseph Feehan uses his uncanny sixth sense to make the best of the future for everyone but it would be simplistic to say that this is just a feelgood novel. When the cheesemaking goes wrong there are premonitions of change and death; darkness threatens everyone. But the writing sparkles with wit throughout and there are some hilarious scenes, most memorably when Corrie and Fee have to interview for a new cheesemaker. Soon sadness is tempered with humour and lives are rebuilt as the Princess Grace works its magic. Warm, touching and thoughtful, this is a book to enjoy, to savour and to recommend to friends. (Kirkus UK)
Good Housekeeping
‘A magical début novel that charms to the last page’
See all Product Description