“This is what you British do not understand about the French. You think you must work, work, work, work and open on Sundays and make mothers and fathers with families slave in supermarkets at three o'clock in the morning and… — Jenny Colgan Copy Share Image
“They were probably reading on their tablets,” said Nina loyally. She loved her e-reader, too. “Yes, I know,” said the man. “But I couldn’t… — Jenny Colgan Copy Share Image
“My good man, could we have one deadly issue to deal with at a time?” — Jenny Colgan Copy Share Image
Baking isLife. So when you describe what you're making, you must describe life. Do you see? It's not just recipes.. — Jenny Colgan Copy Share Image
Halloween is an ancient druidic holiday, one the Celtic peoples have celebrated for millennia. It is the crack between the last golden rays of summer and the dark of winter; the delicately balanced tweak of the year before it is given over entirely to the dark; a time for the souls of the departed to squint, to peek and perhaps… — Jenny Colgan Copy Share
“Some people go through life not really deciding to do much, not wanting to, always too fearful of the consequences to try something new.… — Jenny Colgan Copy Share Image
“Then when Matt had come along it hadn't been fireworks, passion and fights and drama. It had been low- key, sweet, lovely. But that… — Jenny Colgan Copy Share Image
“Some people buried their fears in food, she knew, and some in booze, and some in planning elaborate engagements and weddings and other life events that took up every spare moment of their time in case unpleasant thoughts intruded. But for Nina, whenever reality, or the grimmer side of reality, threatened to invade, she always turned to a book. Books… — Jenny Colgan Copy Share
“Baking is...Life. So when you describe what you're making, you must describe life. Do you see? It's not just recipes..” — Jenny Colgan Copy Share Image
“Turkish Delight Turkish delight has had a bad reputation since that man C.S.Lewis - a positive genius in other ways - linked it for ever with one of the most terrifying creations in literature, the White Witch of Narnia, and that naughty, sticky, traitorous Edmund. But with the sensuous pleasure imbued in its melting, gelatinous texture, and, when made in… — Jenny Colgan Copy Share
“She stared into the distance and tried to think, honestly and properly, about her life: up here where it was clearer, and she could… — Jenny Colgan Copy Share Image
“She's home. That's all. That's true love, I can't explain it any better than that.” — Jenny Colgan Copy Share Image
“That didn't sound much like a date, Rosie thought. Useful wasn't a word you used about a date. It was a word you used… — Jenny Colgan Copy Share Image
