Paperback blurb: Isabel Dalhousie thinks often of friends, sometimes of lovers, and on occasion of chocolate.
As an Edinburgh philosopher she is certain of where she stands. She can review a book called In Praise of Sin with panache and conviction, but real life is . . . well, perhaps a bit more challenging - particularly when it comes to her feelings for Jamie, a younger man who should have married her niece Cat.
And more disturbance is in store. When Cat takes a break in Italy, Isabel agrees to run her delicatessen. One of the customers, she discovers, has recently had a heart transplant and is now being plagued by memories that cannot be rationally explained and which he feels do not belong to him.
Isabel is intrigued. So intrigued that she finds herself plunging headlong into another risky investigation . . .
My take: Less of a mystery book than a book about matters of the heart, friendship and the moral struggle of this life. Only one reference to chocolate but that hardly matters since I am not a fan of chocolates. Some of the issues raised provide intellectual nourishment. It is an extremely satisfying read, much like one feels after a good hearty home-cooked meal. Recommended.
This book was first published in 2005.
Rating: 3/5
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