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Manufacturer: Bold Strokes Books
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9781602820210
ISBN: 160282021X
Label: Bold Strokes Books
Manufacturer: Bold Strokes Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 234
Publication Date: 2008-07-15
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Studio: Bold Strokes Books
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Sawyer Drake has never known what she wants. She has spent most of her life bouncing from job to job in an effort to avoid taking her place running her family's restaurant. Nothing has ever kept her attention for very long. Nothing, that is, until she meets shy pastry chef, Jori Diamantina. Jori, on the other hand, has no intention of risking the job she loves, especially when Sawyer doesn't seem to know exactly what she wants from Jori.
A Place to Rest is a touching romance about the beauty of finally discovering where you belong.
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Summary: She Once Was Lost But Now Is Found
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This reader has read and enjoyed everything written by Erin Dutton. Sometimes an author comes out of the proverbial gate with winner, but subsequent offerings are of lesser quality. Such is not the case with this talented author.
Sawyer Drake is the eldest child of a restaurant family. However, much to her parents' chagrin, she has no interest in participating in the business. Her younger brother is the head chef and her younger sister, who is unmarried and pregnant, is the manager. Sawyer's parents have retired from the business, but her mother convinces Sawyer to help as her sister's pregnancy progresses.
Coming on board with skeptical siblings is only part of Sawyer's problem. She also is immediately attracted to their new, extremely talented pastry chef Jori. Jori has career aspirations and doesn't want to lose her position under any circumstances - especially not by having an affair with Sawyer. However, Sawyer's charming personality is hard to resist.
Taking on Jori's resistance as a challenge, Sawyer is determined to sway the other woman into at least a physical relationship. She almost gives up, but something pulls her back into the game. It is this inner struggle for both Jori and Sawyer that keeps the reader engaged. I couldn't wait to get to the next page. When I finished the story, it was like saying goodbye to a close friend.
Bottom line - Great book. A part of my permanent collection. Buy it, read it.
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Summary: Memorable character
Comment: I believe that's the second novel I read by Erin Dutton.
She created a memorable character with Sawyer Drake, lesbian in her early 30s who drifts through life, never stopping anywhere for long, getting restless in both her personal and professional life.
A family emergency, and her insistent mother, make Sawyer work in the family restaurant to help out. There she meets Jori, the pastry chef I believe anyone would fall in love with for her profession alone. I'm serious, could you resist??
The really interesting plot in this book ist the family conflict, where it stems from, how people are affected by it. It's all slowly unraveled, interwoven with the tender romance of Sawyer and Jori who carries her own baggage. Baggage that, in reading, adds depths to Sawyer's conflicts and shows two sides to a story.
All in all a good read, both characters and plot are believable.
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Summary: Sweet story
Comment: I really enjoyed this book. It is a sweet story of a woman trying to find a place in her family and in the world. I am a big fan of this author's work--- she has a great way of sneaking up on you when she writes. The book started out with a fairly typical romance story line mixed with a little angst. By the end of the book, the depth of the characters and their struggles was revealed in a subtle yet surprising manner. I also very much enjoyed the setting and the details of working in/running a restaurant that were included. This book is definitely in my "keep" pile on my shelf!
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Summary: Intense
Comment: Good read, I read half of the book in two days and I'm a very busy person. I enjoyed it.
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Summary: A portrait of the role of family
Comment: A Place to Rest is the story of two women and their contrasting experiences with family. One has a family she rebels against and the other has no family and feels the loss keenly.
Sawyer Drake is like a rudderless ship. She drifts from job to job, woman to woman, never satisfied with what she has, but unable to determine what it is she wants. She knows that she doesn't want to work in the family restaurant, but she doesn't have much choice for a while. Her sister Erica is having a difficult pregnancy, so Sawyer puts a halt to her rambling and helps her brother Brady run the business. There she meets pastry chef Jori Diamantina, a woman who has a long history in foster homes and of being on her own. Sawyer is used to making conquests, but Jori isn't interested. She's been hurt too much in her life to take a chance on Sawyer, plus she doesn't want to lose a job she really likes when the relationship falls apart, which she's sure it will do. Each woman represents what the other fears the most. For Sawyer, Jori represents permanence, settling down, accepting responsibility, things she has always tried to avoid. For Jori, Sawyer offers the possibility of permanence and a family that can be yanked away in a moment when Sawyer's restlessness pushes her to move on. The question is if the women can find a relationship that provides what each of them needs.
Erin Dutton has written a novel that is about family dynamics as much as anything. Sawyer represents the child who has never lived up to the family's expectations. The battle that goes on between Erica and Sawyer will feel familiar to many. Sawyer has failed so many times that no one expects her to succeed, least of all Erica. Erica's attitude towards her sister is almost painful to read, yet also understandable. How do you rely on someone who has never been reliable? Jori's story is as difficult, coming from a shattered family and abusive foster homes. The reader wants to say to her that it is OK to trust other people, that not everyone will fail her. Dutton captures the emotions of all three of these women very well and engages the reader in the process of hoping that each one is able to overcome her attitudes. Then she surrounds them with secondary characters that fill out the story. The reader gets a chance to think about both what family members can do to each other and what the lack of family means to a person who hasn't had one. The book is listed as a romance, but it goes beyond that and should provide a satisfactory reading experience.
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