After leaving her fianc in Manhattan, Ellen heads to Beacon and promptly falls through a rotted pier. As she lays dying, Ellen's grandmother extracts a promise from Ellen: that she will deliver a long-overdue apology letter to the man her grandmother jilted back home in Beacon, Maine, nearly six decades earlier.
In this bittersweet debut, Simses tells the story of Ellen Branford, who sets out to investigate her grandmother's mysterious past and ends up finding herself. Mary Simses can write evocative detail that puts you right in the scene, with dialogue that always rings true." - James Patterson "You will devour The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Café. The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Café is a warm and delicious debut about the power of a simpler life. As she learns about her grandmother and herself, it becomes clear that a 24-hour visit to Beacon may never be enough. The rescue turns Ellen into something of a local celebrity, which may or may not help her unravel the past her grandmother labored to keep hidden. What should be a one-day trip is quickly complicated when she almost drowns in the chilly bay and is saved by a local carpenter. Ellen leaves Manhattan and her Kennedy-esque fiance for Beacon, Maine.
Mary Simses can write evocative detail that puts you right in the scene, with dialogue that always rings true.A high-powered Manhattan attorney finds love, purpose, and the promise of a simpler life in her grandmother's hometown.Įllen Branford is going to fulfill her grandmother's dying wish - to find the hometown boy she once loved, and give him her last letter. A high-powered Manhattan attorney finds love, purpose, and the promise of a simpler life in her grandmother's hometown.Įllen Branford is going to fulfill her grandmother's dying wish - to find the hometown boy she once loved, and give him her last letter.
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