“In an age when we’re barraged with Twitter blow-ups, pandemic deaths, and political discourse of the most uncivil kind … Kim Fay convincingly recreates a charming and civil world, and a touching friendship, in a period piece that will restore you to your kinder, gentler self.”
— Richard C. Morais, author of The Hundred Foot Journey
“Love & Saffron is a story about the joys of being alive—the delight found in discovery, the comfort of a good meal, and most of all, the richness of true friendship. I read Love & Saffron in one delicious afternoon. It’s the kind of story you get lost in, one that breaks you open, fills your heart, and reminds you of what is important in life.”
— Louise Miller, author of The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living
“I loved this spare, suspenseful, and achingly beautiful novel about an unexpected friendship between two women in the mid-1960s. Composed entirely of letters, their exchange starts with the gift of a recipe and then very quickly builds toward an eye-opening and life-changing questioning of everything.”
— Phyllis Grant, author of Everything Is Under Control:
A Memoir with Recipes.”
“[A]n unutterably delightful epistolary novel … In this sweet, slender novel, Fay uses vibrant food descriptions to connect her two main characters and to assist them in coping with the dire news of an alarming era … Perfect for those burned out by current news cycles, Love & Saffron is a gentle escape to the past, and also a reminder both that others have survived ‘unprecedented times,’ and that deep connections can be made even when people are physically separated.”
— Shelf Awareness
“Love & Saffron is an elixir for our times. It speaks to the power of food
to communicate friendship and stoke a curiosity about worlds unlike our own.”
— Naomi Hirahara, author of Clark and Division