I can't believe I'm already a tenth of the way through this challenge and still on target. Just about. This next book I found raiding the "library" at the hotel. It was barely a cupboard, but nevertheless I came out with a couple of good finds, including The Waitress by Melissa Nathan.
Even though I was interested in this book anyway - it looked like promising chicklit - mum assured me I would enjoy it because the author had also written the Nanny, which she really liked. Having never read the Nanny myself, this didn't really mean much to me, but if it is anything like the Waitress, which I'm sure it will be, then it'll have to join my reading list.
Anyway, I digress. The Waitress is classic chicklit in that it tells the story of Katie Simmonds, as useless at relationships as she is at deciding on a career, and as such is making a living as a waitress in the inventively named 'The Café', serving London's commuters. As if Katie's life isn't depressing enough, The Café is taken over by new owners, one of whom she happened to run out on half way through a date and is the last person on Earth she wants to see again, let alone work with.
After all the praise for the Nanny, I can see why people love to read Melissa Nathan's work. She writes with a sharp wit and creates big characters who you can sometimes hate to love. I also loved that
while this is primarily Katie's story, we got the chance to explore the lives of the other characters, and more importantly, their perspectives of the same situations. It added extra depth and understanding to the novel and I often found myself taking sides in arguments.
If anyone has read Nathan's works before, you will love this book. If you haven't, you should, and you should start with this book.
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