Though Allen’s prose can lean toward the pedestrian and the romance subplots feel perfunctory, the blending of horticultural folklore, the supernatural and a big dollop of Southern flavor should find favor with a wide swath of readers.
Claire, in turn, begins to open up to her sister and in the process learns how to welcome other possibilities. As Sydney reacquaints herself with old friends and rivals, she discovers her own Waverley magic. Claire’s younger sister, Sydney, however, followed in their mother’s footsteps 10 years ago and left for New York, and after a string of abusive, roustabout boyfriends, returns to Bascom, N.C., with her five-year-old daughter, Bay. Consequently, Claire has remained close to home, unwilling to open up to new people or experiences. She abandoned Claire and her sister when they were young. New York Times Bestselling novelist Sarah Addison Allen brings the full flavor of her southern upbringing to bear on her fiction - a captivating blend of magical realism, heartwarming romance, and small-town sensibility. Thirty-four-year-old Claire Waverley manifests her talent in cooking using edible flowers, Claire creates dishes that “affect the eater in curious ways.” But not all Waverley women embrace their gifts some, including Claire’s mother, escape the family’s eccentric reputation by running away. Two gifted sisters draw on their talents to belatedly forge a bond and find their ways in life in Allen’s easygoing debut novel.
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