Alaskan Holiday by Debbie Macomber
Have you ever been to Alaska? If so, did you like it? What did you like most?
Palmer has asked Josie to marry him but she turns him down. Josie has big dreams. She wants to work as a sous-chef for a famous, renowned chef. She’s excited about this opportunity and she doesn’t want to give up her dreams to stay in Ponder with Palmer. Palmer is stunned when Josie turns down his invite. But something happens and the whole course of Josie’s dreams take a drastic turn. What will she do? Will she still be able to take advantage of this amazing opportunity?
This was a nice, peculiar book. The town of Ponder is so small during the off-season – less than ten people live in this remote town when it’s not tourist season. I’m not sure I’d want to live in such a remote place. The living situation of the residents kind of reminded me of historical times, in a way.
I liked how Josie wanted to follow her dreams. Although she likes Palmer she was determined to work at her dream job and I admired her for that. Palmer is a sword-maker. His job is a variation of a blacksmith. When his work was described I was reminded of the blacksmiths that I’ve read about in historical novels. Very interesting line of work and if you make a mistake you must start all over again – which can prove to be daunting.
I also enjoyed reading about Jack’s sourdough starter! Since I have a sourdough starter myself, it was intriguing to read about that in fiction!
This book was a nice, light refreshing read and I truly enjoyed the entire story!
I asked the author, Debbie Macomber, if she used a sourdough starter. Here is her response:
Yes I have a sourdough starter and I like to make pancakes with it. I use real maple syrup and you can get sourdough starter from King Arthur Flour.
So, have you ever been to Alaska? If so, did you like it? What did you like most?
Alaskan Holiday by Debbie Macomber
My rating: 4 of 5 stars