Having never read Katherine Reay, but having heard a lot of good things about her work, I was excited to get ahold of her newest release. Of Literature and Lattes is set in the small Illinois town of Winsome like The Printed Letter Bookshop. However, this book works well as a standalone.

The book gripped me right away as Alyssa Harrison limped out of Silicon Valley under F.B.I. investigation. She barely made it to her dad’s apartment in her small hometown. Her parents are divorced and Alyssa’s animosity toward her mother simmered as she moved in to her old room in the family home, and started pumping gas to pay for car repairs. This despite being a data-interpreting genius.

Across town, Jeremy Mitchell has bought the old town coffee shop and spent too much money dragging it, and the disgruntled customers into the twenty-first century. The brew may be superior but business falls away quickly and Jeremy has to fight for survival.

Both characters have towering family issues, but their relationship grows quickly even as external circumstances press in from all sides. Will Alyssa go to jail? Can Jeremy keep his daughter?

This charming tale of grace, second chances, family and hard work includes an ensemble cast of townsfolk who allowed Jeremy and Alyssa to take center stage. I haven’t read Katherine Reay before but I’ll be checking out her back catalog now.

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