TheCoincidence of Coconut Cake by Amy Reichert is a romantic comedy from the initial meet-cute, to the mistaken identities and
misunderstandings, to the inevitable happy ending. Coconut Cake opens with
Elizabeth Louella Johnson “Lou” engaged to Devlin who everyone can see is wrong…except
for Lou. Through an unlikely set of coincidences, she breaks up with Mr. Wrong
and meets Al, Mr. Right…but will she ever recognize this fortunate turn of
events?
Lou has
invested everything she has in her dream, having her own restaurant, Luella’s.
Much of the story is about running the restaurant: recipes, shopping, staffing,
customers, and menus. Mr. Right writes a scathing review which ultimately puts
Luella’s out of business.
Mr. Right is
from England and Lou is a Milwaukee native. After they meet, they continue to
see each other on the pretense that he doesn’t appreciate her favorite city.
They go to baseball games, restaurants, festivals, and museums. All which
involve food and none which discloses her job as a restauranteur nor his as a
food critic.
The author
professes that she “loves to write stories that end well.” In this, she
definitely succeeds.
A Rom-Com in book form with plenty of food and
Milwaukee.
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