Love & Saffron: A Novel of Friendship, Food, and Love

by Kim Fay

Book Overview

The Instant National Bestseller and #1 Indie Next Pick

In the vein of the classic 84, Charing Cross Road, this witty and tender novel follows two women in 1960s America as they discover that food really does connect us all, and that friendship and laughter are the best medicine.

When twenty-seven-year-old Joan Bergstrom sends a fan letter--as well as a gift of saffron--to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593419332
• ISBN13: 9780593419335
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 7.7"

Customer Reviews

Beautiful Rich Story

I loved this story, gentle novel. The recipes included are genuine and delicious. The writing makes me long for the days gone by of letter writing and penpals. I smiles, giggled and cried as the two women shared their lives with each other via letters.

A beautiful book

It’s a short but very interesting and enriching. Recommed

4.5 stars

LOVE & SAFFRON by Kim Fay What a delicious treat this was! I adore epistolary novels and this was right up my alley. In 1962 Joan Bergstrom pens a fan letter to columnist Imogen “Immy” Fortier. Included in her letter is a sample of saffron which triggers a memory in Immy’s husband Francis. Thus begins a regular correspondence that develops into a friendship between the women. As Joan and Immy exchange letters, they share their hopes, fears, loves as well as their culinary experiments. I personally loved all the references to the food, history and culture in Los Angeles and Camano Island/PNW. It made the letters all the more realistic and relatable. Not to mention the dishes described and recipes included made me hungry! Imogen and Joan’s friendship is inspiring and heartwarming. I didn’t want their letters to end. Highly recommend if you enjoy epistolary writing, food and need something short and sweet to escape into. Side note: Excellent narration by Cassandra Campbell and Kimberley Farr. Rating: 4.5/5 ⭐️