Book Review: A Place at the Table

I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are 100% my own.

A Place at the Table by Susan Rebecca White
Goodreads.com Synopsis:
A rich, beautiful novel about three unlikely, complex characters who meet in a chic Manhattan café and realize they must sacrifice everything they ever knew or cared about to find authenticity, fulfillment, and love.

A Place at the Table tells the story of three richly nuanced characters whose paths converge in a chic Manhattan café: Bobby, a gay Southern boy who has been ostracized by his family; Amelia, a wealthy Connecticut woman whose life is upended when a family secret finally comes to light; and Alice, an African-American chef whose heritage is the basis of a famous cookbook but whose past is a mystery to those who know her.

As it sweeps from a freed-slave settlement in 1920s North Carolina to the Manhattan of the deadly AIDs epidemic of the 1980s to today’s wealthy suburbs, A Place at the Table celebrates the healing power of food and the magic of New York as three seekers come together in the understanding that when you embrace the thing that makes you different, you become whole.

My Review: 4 out of 5 stars. I enjoyed reading this book. I found the 3 main character’s stories fascinating in the sense that that could stand all on their own had their paths not crossed at the cafe. Beautifully written and I would definitely recommend.

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