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Coming Home to the Comfort Food Café

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A brand new cosy novel from bestselling author Debbie Johnson.

Welcome to the cosy Comfort Food Café, where there's kindness in every cup of hot chocolate and the menu is sprinkled with love and happiness…

‘Full of comfort and cheer – the perfect antidote to cold winter nights’ Sunday Times bestseller Jane Costello

Moving to the little village of Budbury, Zoe hopes the crisp Dorset sea breeze and gentle pace of life will be a fresh start for her and her goddaughter, Martha.

Luckily for them both, the friendly community at the café provide listening ears, sage advice, shoulders to cry on, and some truly excellent carrot cake. And when Martha's enigmatic, absent father suddenly turns up, confusing not only Martha but Zoe too, the love and support of their new-found friends is the best present they could ask for.

Have Zoe and Martha truly found their home at the Comfort Food Café?

‘As sweet and as satisfying as a mug of hot chocolate’ Sunday Times bestseller Milly Johnson

Readers LOVE the Comfort Food Cafe!

Full of heart and delivers so much more than you expect…a real joy to read’ Alba in Bookland

‘I truly believe that Budbury, the Comfort Food Café and the characters that live there have magical healing powers. I want to live there. I want to be in the novel, in every book in this series’ Lisa Talks About

‘I urge you to pull up a chair, grab a bowl of your own comfort food and sit back and relax with a wonderful storyRachel’s Random Reads

Funny, touching, realistic and sweet’ Bananas Are Tricky

‘I simply adored it with all my heart and my whole little miserable life’ On My Bookshelf

‘Debbie's best yet’ Annie Cooper’s Book Corner

‘Such a heartfelt story’ Jane Hunt Book Reviews

‘The perfect story whatever the season. I adored itRae Reads

Critics Review

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‘Original and thought-provoking’ Sunday Times bestseller Katie Fforde

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‘Simply gorgeous’ Sunday Times bestseller Milly Johnson

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‘Moving and uplifting all at once, I devoured this book about mothers, daughters, sisters and – ultimately – love’ Sunday Times bestseller Jane Costello

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‘Funny and poignant – a celebration of life and the enduring power of love’ – Carys Bray, bestselling author of A Song for Issy Bradley

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‘Heartbreakingly authentic, tender & inspiring. One of my top reads of 2017’ Irish Times bestseller Carmel Harrington

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