The Waitress - Melissa Nathan

I have an obsession with buying books but, because of how little time I seem to have to spend actually reading I now have a whole bookcase that over half the books on its shelves haven't been read yet. It was only when my friend looked at the books a week or so back and mentioned that I had two books by Melissa Nathan that she hadn't read and I would probably enjoy them as she had enjoyed her others. Seeing as generally we do have the same taste in books and thinking over the Christmas period would be an ideal time to try and get through some of the books on my shelves I decided to start with these two. The one I read first was titled 'The Waitress'. The ...  Read the complete review

***Author*** Melissa Nathan has written five novels, and this is her 4th. She was raised on Hertfordshire and now lives in London with her husband. She has also written 'The Nanny', 'Persuading Annie', 'Pride Prejudice and Jasmine Field', and her fifth is released later this year. The Waitress was published in 2005. ***Plot*** Katie is a sassy and sarcastic waitress working in a café on the outskirts of London. Despite having graduated from Oxford, she doesn't have a clue what to do with her life. Her Great-aunt plans to leave her a huge inheritance to invest, but will not let her have the money until she finds her vocation. Katie meets a ...  Read the complete review