Review of Reservations for Two by Hillary Manton Lodge

After I reviewed the first novel in the Two Blue Doors series (see review here), I couldn't wait to read Reservations for Two,the second book in the series.

Well, I read it and my world feels Up. Side. Down!
I don't even know where to begin. Well, yes I do.

First, Reservations for Two is written in classic Hillary Manton Lodge fashion. The words, the food, the recipes, the emotions...all there! I read it, felt like I lived it, devoured it, then entered the book fog (you know the haze of emotion...