Review for Every Town Needs a Russian Tea Room by Anne Steinberg

Every Town Needs a Russian Tea Room by Anne Steinberg is an emotional tale of two very different people who come together against all odds to find love and happiness in a world that doesn't believe they can have that love and happiness.  It's not your typical romance novel and doesn't have the typical romance novel ending and I think that's what made this book so enjoyable for me.  It was very real.  The emotions were raw and most of the circumstances were very believable.

Hallie Remington was a wife and mother.  After the recent loss of her son, she retreats from her loveless marriage and lives the life of a hermit in an apartment in New York City.  She's our poor little rich girl.  She comes from money but is the very picture of the adage that money doesn't buy happiness.  She is withdrawn, depressed and very close to losing her mind until the day she lets someone in.  That someone happens to be Nicholas, the houseboy that came with the apartment.

Nicholas is a Russian immigrant who has come to America to become a Master Chef and realize his dream of opening a Russian Tea Room, he believes every town needs one and is willing to travel the blue highways to find the perfect spot for his dream.  Slowly a friendship forms between Hallie and Nicholas, they both fill a spot in each other's heart and slowly that friendship develops into something more.  This isn't just a torrid affair.  They have seemed to find something that seems to be elusive for many people...true love.

Can love overcome the vast differences between Hallie's and Nicholas' worlds?  Can they truly find happiness together in a world that is so concerned with money and superficial standards?  Take the journey with Hallie and Nicholas and find out if they do find that happiness.  The characters are vivid and complete.  You find yourself going through a whole range of emotions toward them as the book goes on.  You want to yell at them, comfort them and encourage them and most of all, you really want them to succeed.

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