A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow

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Lila Reyes’s senior year was marked by three losses: the death of her grandmother, being dumped by her high school boyfriend, and having her best friend decide to join an overseas charity program instead of joining her for college. They tease each other but they always know exactly the right thing to say and do at exactly the right time. Laura Taylor Namey is the New York Times bestselling author of Reese’s Book Club pick A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow, and The Library of Lost Things.

I do know every mysterious smudge on the ceiling, and that it’s six steps from my doorway to the bathroom. lately, I have been OBSESSED with England and Europe in general, so this definitely helped my need to travel grow even more.I’d flopped onto her bed the same way I always had, except now, an enormous duffel bag swallowed Stef’s area rug. Worried about Lila’s mental health, her parents make a new plan for her: Spend three months with family friends in Winchester, England, to relax and reset. Except no amount of food and family could heal my heartbreak, so like a plotline from one of Mami’s telenovelas, they tricked me instead. Sure, Lila knows her stuff well enough to out-cook the resident baker, but she knows that she has more to learn.

But between spring and graduation, Lila’s abuela dies, her best friend abandons her, and her long-time boyfriend dumps her. She introduces him to Cuban cuisine through her pastries and dishes while Orion becomes her tour guide and charms his way into her heart through tea and England’s sights and sounds. Preparation: Give Polly her kitchen back and share a genuine smile, from one legitimate baker to another.

And I don’t want to say that Lila’s reaction is disproportionate, because everyone responds to upheaval in different ways. Cate had mentioned all are booked, but right now the paneled hallway is only occupied by rows of brass sconces. A Cuban Girl’s Guide To Tea And Tomorrow delivers a heartfelt story about overcoming grief, figuring out where you want to be and the power of good food!

I didn’t want to come to your England, but my mami pulled out her greatest trick of all, even more powerful than guava pastries and other common Cuban heartbreak remedies. She had a friend, Stephanie (might be the wrong spelling because I listened to the audiobook) who planned to leave their plans to attend uni together for a program of sorts in "a village in Africa".In fact, Kit and Maia's ''relationship'' started there on that set, and that also crashed and burned before we could see the movie. Her worried family decides that she needs a change of scenery and ships her off to stay with extended family in England. It started out so well and if the author didn't do what she did with Africa, I'd recommend this book to everyone. Seeing Spence here, instead of in Miami when he’s visited with his wife and son, makes me realize how much his entire look blends into his brick-and-mortar inn.