The Saturday Place: Open for food, friendship and finding your way -- the BRAND NEW tender and uplifting novel

by Alice Peterson

Overview

'Uplifting, heartwarming and mouth-watering.' Veronica Henry, author of The Secret Beach

'Tender, warm and thoughtful.' Holly Miller, author of The Sight of You

'A tender story of hope, friendship and the power of community.' Emily Houghton, author of Before I Saw You

'A warm, wise and really special book... I absolutely loved it.' Katy Regan, author of Little Big Love

Three perfect strangers who help each other to believe in love again

Holly's husband died, and she's lonely. She needs to do something to save herself, quickly. Next thing she knows she's interviewing for a voluntary cooking job, surprised to be ambushed by a scruffy man who looks like he has a past.

Angus has messed up. He's lost the respect of his family and has none for himself. If it weren't for his brother and friend who run the cafe, he'd be sleeping on the streets. Angus is about ready to give up - until he meets Holly, who sparks something in him.

Then Lauren arrives from the homeless shelter. She came to London with nothing but an old train ticket, a teddy bear, and the clothes on her back. With no family, no home, no friends, she doesn't know what love is. People scare her. She's terrified of Angus and Holly. At first.

Each of them finds themselves in the Saturday cafe at a time when they need something to grab hold of. It might have to be each other...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781915798534
Publisher:	Bedford Square Publishers
Publication date:	03/14/2024
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Alice has published two non-fiction books, and ten novels, including the critically-acclaimed, A Song for Tomorrow, and the No. 1 kindle bestselling title, Monday to Friday Man. Her writing is funny, romantic, powerful and emotional. At the heart of each novel is a love story but Alice always includes hard-hitting and thought-provoking themes within her storylines, based on her own experience of a professional tennis career cut short at the age of 18 when diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis.

Alice is currently living in West London, and training to be a psychotherapist. Her favourite thing in the world is walking her beloved Lucas Terrier, Mr Darcy, in the park.

Growing up, Alice was always known to family and friends as, ‘Alice, the tennis player’. Aged 18, she was on the verge of signing a tennis scholarship to America, but fate had other ideas. She began to experience pain in her right hand, which then developed into rheumatoid arthritis - an autoimmune condition which has been life-changing in every way.
Alice’s writing career began in her early 20s, encouraged by a friend who believed she might find it therapeutic to process the loss of her tennis and old life. Alice’s books are infused with her experience of adversity and grief, and the love, support and friendship she has received. This all finds its way on to the page, along with a lovely dose of humour.
Alongside Alice’s writing, she is now a fully qualified psychotherapist. This was something she always wanted to do as she never forgot her first counsellor, who helped her to rebuild her life after her diagnosis.
Finally, Alice loves dog walking, a glass of white wine and winning a game of cards. At heart, she will always be competitive. ‘Alice the tennis player’ is still in her, seen in her courageous fighting spirit.