i don't have a problem with this one by itself, but after reading the other stories, there is a theme here. In the end I feel would work fine as a TV series (with hopefully a more progressive messaging at its core) but failed as a book. Harmon, who started legendary Dublin café 3FE, takes his readers behind the curtain, sharing his hard-earned expertise. I’m not against happy endings, it just didn’t feel realistic here, to the point where I was feeling a little anxious expecting something to go really wrong.

But I don’t think that way… I’ve got respect for people who have to get their hands dirty to get things done. People just sat around drinking it from these little ceramic cups, and I had to try it, and… it was like drinking the feeling of being peaceful. I can see why - the central concept is a nice one, and the stories are cute, in a way that is quite charmingly Japanese.Treat yourself to a new tome or two, and curl up in an armchair with a towering slice of cake and a huge mug of tea or coffee to while away an afternoon. For all ebook purchases, you will be prompted to create an account or login with your existing HarperCollins username and password.

If Viv wants to put the blade behind her and make her plans a reality, she won't be able to go it alone. Okay, so first things first, this book was released in 2013, clearly in the proceeding ten years a lot has once again changed in Afghanistan, that did affect my reading experience. A slow-moving, but beautifully paced novel about time-travel and questioning the idea that if you were given an opportunity to visit the past, would you? It’s about how to run a business well through treating people well, caring about the quality of ingredients, creating beauty and sharing the love.Right… and one thing I remember particularly well from our little chat was how much she hated assholes.

You can't leave the cafe while you are time travelling, and you can only stay in the past for as long as it takes for your coffee to go cold. There were a bunch of characters that didn’t seem to move the story forward, and it took forever to get to the time travel part.I did try to finish up the book but I started having a headache because I was doing something I didn't want to and had to close the book and delete it after taking the picture.

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