Velma still cooks in Leeway
a novel
by Vinita Hampton WrightVelma Brendle has never done anything more outstanding than putting on a good meal at Velma's Place, but she takes good care of her customers, neighbors, and friends in this slice-of-life literary work of fiction that deals with domestic violence with a s.
- Format
- 294 pages, Paperback
- First published
- 2000
- Publishers
- Broadman & Holman
- Subjects
- Restaurateurs·Fiction·Women cooks·Fiction·Restaurants·Fiction·Cookery·Fiction
- Language
- English
A must-read!!.
I do not usually read fiction, but this book was given to me, so I tried it. The start was slow, but after a few chapters I was hooked, and when I read it the second time, I loved the start, too.
I had read this book about 5 years ago and the suspense and recipes were very good. I purchased it this time as a gift.
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