Love & Saffron: A Novel of Friendship, Food, and Love

I loved this story, gentle novel. The recipes included are genuine and delicious. The writing makes me long for the days gone by of letter writing and penpals. I smiles, giggled and cried as the two women shared their lives with each other via letters.

It’s a short but very interesting and enriching. Recommed

LOVE & SAFFRON by Kim Fay What a delicious treat this was! I adore epistolary novels and this was right up my alley. In 1962 Joan Bergstrom pens a fan letter to columnist Imogen “Immy” Fortier. Included in her letter is a sample of saffron which triggers a memory in Immy’s husband Francis. Thus begins a regular correspondence that develops into a friendship between the women. As Joan and Immy exchange letters, they share their hopes, fears, loves as well as their culinary experiments. I personally loved all the references to the food, history and culture in Los Angeles and Camano Island/PNW. It made the letters all the more realistic and relatable. Not to mention the dishes described and recipes included made me hungry! Imogen and Joan’s friendship is inspiring and heartwarming. I didn’t want their letters to end. Highly recommend if you enjoy epistolary writing, food and need something short and sweet to escape into. Side note: Excellent narration by Cassandra Campbell and Kimberley Farr. Rating: 4.5/5 ⭐️