Debbie Macomber
Her name always makes me think of Macomber in an movie about Africa (I think it was – been some few years ago).
Anyhow, this lady is a fairly prolific author; booksfree.com has some 80 titles in their library.
The one I read, and thoroughly enjoyed, was THE SHOP ON BLOSSOM STREET. And I guess the genre might be life in general; even though ‘romance’ was involved, there was no heavy romance in the stories – and better yet, no explicit sex altho it was hinted in a very genteel way. (How’s that for a word one never hears anymore?)
This is the story of four women: Lydia, a two-time cancer survivor who opens a yarn shop in a rather surprising neighborhood, and the three women who make up her first learn-to-knit class: Jacqueline, a married woman whose husband is in charge of the renovation of that neighborhood and who seems to be a real rich witch (and spell that any way you want!); Alix, a denizen of that neighborhood who gives the impression of being a real tough girl; and last Carol, a married woman who has been trying desperately to have a baby.
Their interaction is very true to life, I think, and their individual stories were very well written and not at all out of reason.
I am NOT a fan of romances as you all probably remember from some of my previous posts but this first book of hers that I have read is a good one and one I’d recommend. It’s not a heavy reading, philosophical book by any means but it is a good read.