Two sisters. One small town. So many dreams.

Nora owns and runs the Miss Guthrie Diner in Guthrie, Vermont. More often than not, she is cautious and reserved, choosing to follow the path of what she should do instead of the path of her true desires. Her younger sister, Kit, is a free spirit--easily following the dream of the moment. Kit lives and loves freely and with her whole heart.

When the story begins, the town's beloved "cake lady," Peggy, has died and inexplicably left her property to Nora and Kit . . . along with a host of complications. There are back taxes and cake orders, a corporation wanting to buy the property and move into town, and a lost dog to track down. And then there's Kit, chasing another dream and asking Nora to finance it. 

There's a touch of romance in the story, but The Late Bloomers' Club feels more like a love letter to family (however you define family) and the magic of community. I wanted to sit and read the story all in one sitting, but I also wanted to make the story last and stay in Guthrie for as long as possible.

My thanks to Pamela Dorman Books for the gift of a copy of this book--it was one I had been eagerly awaiting. I was certainly not disappointed!