Review by Booklist Review
A Christmas gift of family DNA tests wasn't meant to hurt anyone's feelings, but Veronica's sister Avery didn't realize she'd just be confirming Veronica's suspicion that she was adopted. Still reeling from the end of a long-term relationship and feeling pressure to leave her food-consulting business to open her own kitchen, Veronica embarks on a four-week trip to Ireland, France, Italy, and Denmark--the countries she now knows her ancestors come from. Everywhere she stays, she has visions of women from the past who find themselves in impossible situations, and she learns that they were all real people and possibly her relatives. As she grows closer to Niall, the caretaker of an Irish castle, she starts to see that her future might lie in stepping out of her comfort zone. With a strong sense of place, especially from a culinary perspective, historical-fiction writer Runyan's latest (after Mademoiselle Eiffel, 2024) explores several characters who make bold choices to break out of their routines lest they get stuck in a loop of, at best, almost happiness. Delicious.
From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
