Babs & Aggie: the Good, the Bad and the Vegan
by Hazel Hitchins
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Pub Date Feb 28 2025 | Archive Date Mar 13 2025
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Description
Aggie has reached that “certain age” - in her case, a thousand years or so, give or take a decade.
After centuries of bringing kings to their knees, running a small-town cafe isn’t how she imagined her life would pan out. Now, thanks to the machinations of the false vegan from across the road, she risks losing even that. And just when she thinks things can’t get any worse, along comes her old friend, Babs, in her House-on-chicken-legs, ready to ruffle some feathers with her unique blend of borscht, tough love and alcohol.
But everybody has a secret - the grocer who hides his loneliness behind a cheery smile, the neighbour crippled by debt and grief, and the young woman who jumps at her shadow - and before Aggie can help anyone else, she has demons of her own to lay to rest. Can she confront her past to save her future? What is the ‘Vegan’ really hiding? Will Babs ever let her have the last word?
Raucous, rowdy, and heart-wrenching and heart-warming in equal measures, Babs and Aggie is a magical tale of love, loss and the comfort of a friendship forged through food, laughter and a LOT of slivovica.
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Available Editions
EDITION | Ebook |
ISBN | 9781836287315 |
PRICE | £4.99 (GBP) |
PAGES | 320 |
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Featured Reviews

Haha I wasn't expecting to love this as much as I did. Especially when I looked up the "babs" premise behind this book. I didn't know how the author would help this be palatable. But it so was! And so much more. So much more. It had wit. It had characters of all facets to both love and hate. It had love and moments to cherish and moment to e angry over.
I can't say too much but you'll love this set of characters and dislike some too! But it might not be what you expect or perhaps fear so read it anyway because you won't regret it for one minute.
Surely this has got to be a series. Because excuse meee do I need more BAbs in my life please.

This new adult fantasy book is a charming story about a witchy old woman named Aggie, who's being targeted by the grumpy boyfriend of a shop owner across from her cafe. When her old friend Babs comes to help her, they set their sights on bringing this grumpy vegan down. The story is filled with colourful characters, humour, heartfelt moment and a lightheartedness that make for a perfect cozy fantasy story.
I found this story unique, unpredictable, comforting, whimsical and endearing. Cozy fantasy isn’t always up my alley, often I find them predictable and leaning more YA/immature but this one was quite enjoyable.
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