This is the tale of a large part-Italian/part-French family, told from the perspective of the youngest member of the family, Juliette. As the story begins, Juliette is still reeling from the loss of her mother just a few months earlier, and from the end of a relationship with the love of her life. She deals with all this by throwing herself into her work, managing a restaurant she owns with her older brother.
Together at the Table is the third in the Two Blue Doors series. It can be read as a stand-alone book, although I think it might be helpful to have read the previous two titles in the series first. I have not read them, and I think that if I had, I would have understood the backstory to some of the events in this book a little better.
In Together at the Table we see Juliette grieving over her mother's death, in a rebound relationship with the sous-chef in her restaurant, and determined to understand the full story of her family's history. (In a previous book, she had discovered letters her grandmother had written from Paris during World War II.)
I loved getting to know Juliette and her family; they seemed like the kind of people I would enjoy knowing in real life. Their story is well-written, with enough twists and turns to make it hard to put down.
One of my favorite parts of the book was the recipes inserted between chapters. If, for example, pumpkin custard pie was served in the restaurant (as in chapter 5), the recipe followed at the end of the chapter. There are more than a dozen delicious-sounding recipes, many of which I can't wait to try!
Together at the Table is a delightful tale of family relationships, romance, and humor. I enjoyed it immensely!
I received a free copy of Together at the Table from Blogging for Books in exchange for my honest opinion.
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