This was my first time reading a book by this author and I have to day I really enjoyed it. This novel is part of a series, I hadn't read any of the previous books but I quickly caught up. Overall I liked the book and look forward to reading more from the author in the future.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for this ARC

Firstly I didn’t realise this was book three in the Angelotti Chronicles. I’ll definitely be going back and reading the previous books.

This story had a great storyline. I found myself wanting to read just one more chapter until I’d finished it.

Although I enjoyed the story I think I would have benefited more by reading the previous two books.
Having said that I’ll definitely be reading more from this author in the future.

This is book three in a series named ‘The Food of Love Trilogy’ and it was such a delightful and emotional read! The other books are ‘The House at Chorlton’ followed by ‘The Prodigal Daughter’. “The Lost Son” is the only book from the food dynasty series that I’ve read and I was happy to have read it as a stand alone.

Although I wouldn’t necessarily describe myself as a devoted and loyal Prue Leith fan, I’ve read one of her books before - ‘The Gardener.’

This multi-generational family saga has something for everyone. It has love, ambition and achievement in spades and is incredibly uplifting. It also has strong themes centred around family discord, sexuality, loss, addiction and tragedy. It is about recognising vulnerabilities and personal improvement.

Prue Leith’s character development was enviable. All of the characters were very well drawn however, if I were to pick a favourite it would have to be Tom. He has had to deal with so much heartache in his life that it would be virtually impossible not to have a huge amount of empathy for him. Anna, although not without some of her own horrors and personal issues, was very likeable, warm, forthright and was very much her own person. Prue Leith’s portrayal of Jane and the other baddies, notably, Mario and to some extent, Susan, was perfect. Obviously, they were pretty hateful, but they added even more excitement and spark to create an extra dimension to the story.

There were many things that were fantastic in this book. As well as the beautiful character detail, the plot was really absorbing. It was fascinating to read the detail behind the family’s successful business adventures, all of them being food related. Some of the references to food made my mouth water - from cheese soufflé to Thai fish-cakes, roasted veal and orange, almond and polenta cake.

I was also particularly impressed by the way Prue Leith introduced more modern themes, brilliantly building on the family saga trope. The diversification into the street food scene was absorbing to read about and the enthusiasm of Anna and Sebele was really infectious. Again, the food delights were enticing - the Chicago sliders, Napoli pizza, and Peking ducked stuffed pancakes. The pacing was terrific and there was never a moment when I felt as though I was losing interest as is the case with some rambling sagas.

For me, Prue Leith showed such talent in this inspiring and delightful tale. This is one of my favourite kinds of romance - one written with imagination and with real characters who, though flawed, gradually develop a real connection with each other.

I really loved the story and the journey on which I was taken throughout ‘The Lost Son’ and I was rooting for Tom and his long lost family from the offset. Though there was so much loss, grief and angst this was nevertheless, a modern, classic saga that was deeply rewarding and so full of truth that I didn’t want it to end.

This would be a super book choice for fans of Penny Vincenzi and Barbara Taylor Bradford.

Thank you, Prue Leith. This was a great read and so extremely worthwhile. 

[Thanks to NetGalley, Quercus Books and the author, Prue Leith, for my free ARC of The Lost Son in exchange for an honest review.]

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Not a bad storyline but I felt the narrative let this book down a bit. Interesting characters and I enjoyed reading the book. Would still recommend this author.

First I want to say thank you to Prue Leith who made this nice novel. Then I want to say thanks for Netgalley and the Quercus Books who give me this novel when I promised give a honest review.

The plot was nice but book makes got me also many questions. For examples why there is always books where a couple of chapters in start will be for WTC or 11/9 etc. It sounds so cliché, sad to say this. The plot was nice and those characters were ok. This book made me cry but also laugh so it was nice. Maybe because English isn't my mother tongue, there was some parts which can be different, if I will read this some day in Finnish. Hope that this book will be translated or in Finnish markets some day.

Sometimes when I read this book, I had feeling that my heart is broken but some times I had feelings that maybe there is also parts which made this book so easy reader. Or maybe it was that thing when I couldn't put it down before last word. Who knows.

This is a fantastic novel about family secrets. cooking and family life. Laura finds herself pregnant, and her parents disown her. She unwilling gives her son up for adoption. Later, when she has married into a large Italian family, she has other children, who have not idea about her first child.. Eventually he decides to look for his parents, and after going through an intermediary, he finds them and contacts them.
The family has various businesses, and when they run into monetary difficulties, the son manages to sort them out. The characterisation in this novel is superb, as the strength of ties between family members, and the repeating themes of cookery and meals become more and more involved. I would heartiily recmmend this book to anyone wanting a good family saga. Thank you to the puiblisher, and Net Galley for allowing me to read this.

Great story and characters. I loved this book and am always a fan of Prue Leith in general. Can't wait for the next book!

Thanks Netgalley and the Publisher. Whilst I enjoyed this book and managed to finish it I did not actually like it and my review is short and sweet .

what an amazing book. Loved it from beginning to end
I loved the authors style of writing and will be looking for other books by this author.
I would recommend this book to friends and family