'Uplifting, heartwarming and mouth-watering.' Veronica Henry, author of The Secret Beach

'Tender, warm and thoughtful.' Holly Miller, author of The Sight of You

'A tender story of hope, friendship and the power of community.' Emily Houghton, author of Before I Saw You

'A warm, wise and really special book... I absolutely loved it.' Katy Regan, author of Little Big Love

Three perfect strangers who help each other to believe in love again

Holly's husband died, and she's lonely. She needs to do something to save herself, quickly. Next thing she knows she's interviewing for a voluntary cooking job, surprised to be ambushed by a scruffy man who looks like he has a past.

Angus has messed up. He's lost the respect of his family and has none for himself. If it weren't for his brother and friend who run the cafe, he'd be sleeping on the streets. Angus is about ready to give up - until he meets Holly, who sparks something in him.

Then Lauren arrives from the homeless shelter. She came to London with nothing but an old train ticket, a teddy bear, and the clothes on her back. With no family, no home, no friends, she doesn't know what love is. People scare her. She's terrified of Angus and Holly. At first.

Each of them finds themselves in the Saturday cafe at a time when they need something to grab hold of. It might have to be each other...



Alice has published two non-fiction books, and ten novels, including the critically-acclaimed, A Song for Tomorrow, and the No. 1 kindle bestselling title, Monday to Friday Man. Her writing is funny, romantic, powerful and emotional. At the heart of each novel is a love story but Alice always includes hard-hitting and thought-provoking themes within her storylines, based on her own experience of a professional tennis career cut short at the age of 18 when diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis.

Alice is currently living in West London, and training to be a psychotherapist. Her favourite thing in the world is walking her beloved Lucas Terrier, Mr Darcy, in the park.



'A tender story of hope, friendship and the power of community in overcoming life's biggest challenges.'



'The Saturday Place is a warm, wise, really special book, about the power of accepting life in all its messiness and finding joy where you can. I absolutely loved it'



'Uplifting, heartwarming and mouth-watering, The Saturday Place is the kind of book we all need now. A tale of friendship and food, it's bursting with optimism and love. Charming.'



'Packed full of tenderness and heart, I was hooked by this beautifully crafted story about love in all its forms and finding hope when you have all but given up.'