Kate and Frida by Kim Fay

"Kate and Frida" is a new offering from the author of "Love & Saffron," a best seller that came out in 2022. Fay's new book again explores the theme of correspondence, friendship, books, and food. All four are high on my list of passions, so I knew this book was going to be a winner. "Kate and Frida" takes place in the 1990s, and is set in Seattle and Paris. Twenty-something Frida Rodriguez travels to Paris to become a war correspondent. But first she gets a job in a book store to pay her rent. This then leads to her friendship with Kate Fair, who works for a book store in Seattle. Kate dreams of being a writer, but is filled with self doubt and anxiety. The women begin to correspond about books then soon find their friendship turning into a genuine emotional support system. They not only listen to each other, but also lift each other up. Set in the days before the internet was common place, "Kate and Frida" is tribute to the art of real letter writing much like "84 Charring Cross Road" and "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society." I still write letters too, by the way, as often as I can. To buy this book on Amazon click here.