The Sweetness in the Lime
by Stephen Kimber
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Pub Date Oct 31 2020 | Archive Date Oct 24 2020
Nimbus Publishing | Vagrant Press
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Description
Eli Cooper is a resolutely single, fifty-something newspaper copy editor. He spends his nights obsessing over reporters’ unnecessary “thats” and his days caring for a demented father he knows should be in twenty-four-hour care. Eli is too busy—and too self-absorbed—to acknowledge what’s missing in his life. But then, on a single day in February 2008, Eli loses his job and his father.
Alone and adrift, he begrudgingly accepts his sister's gift: a two-week forget-it-all vacation to Cuba. After a series of misadventures, he meets Mariela—an off-the-books, thirty-something tour guide—and falls in love. But does Mariela fall for Eli, or is he just her ticket to a new life? Eli and Mariela each have secrets they're not ready to share—until they have no choice.
A bittersweet story that takes readers from Havana, to Halifax, to Miami, and back again, The Sweetness in the Lime is a charming, clever novel that peels back the rind to discover there really is sweetness in the lime of life.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781771089136 |
| PRICE | CA$22.95 (CAD) |
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Featured Reviews
Caroline L, Librarian
I received this ARC from netgalley in exchange for my honest review.
What a rollercoaster of emotions and what a well written tale. This could have been a miserable story but the author has infused such warmth and humour into its telling. I was drawn into the lives of the characters so deeply that it felt real, as if the author had experienced it and was retelling his own life journey.
A story about family and all the complications that can arise.
A story about love as we fantasize it to be and as it can be in reality.
A story about secrets being revealed and the choices we can make.
A story about making positives out of what life throws at us.
I will definitely be purchasing this for our library and promoting it to the adult readers.
Shirsha G, Reviewer
The Sweetness in the Lime was an interesting story set in Cuba, which if you ask me, adds a certain charm to the reading.
I took a little time to get into it, to be honest, but on the whole, found it richly layered as it explored the themes of family ties, the stories that we tell ourselves, and the homes we build.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for an eARC of the book.
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