I have found most of Karen White's novel enjoyable, but this one is special because it involved Haviland china. I'm a china and porcelain junkie, and to have a whole novel revolve around a mysterious china pattern is a wonderful thing.
Georgia Chambers is a china and porcelain expert living in New Orleans. She hasn't returned home to Apalachicola, Florida in more than 10 years after an incident that resulted in an estrangement from her sister, Maisie. Georgia's mother, Birdie, who has struggled with mental illness for years, hasn't spoken to anyone for 10 years, but Georgia has kept in touch with her beloved grandfather, Ned, a beekeeper. When Georgia is asked to identify the pattern on a set of china inherited by James Graf, who inherited from his grandmother, she realizes that it is a close match to a piece that her mother owns and heads to Florida with James to compare.
White has penned a novel that is equal parts family drama, mystery, beekeeping lore, and romance, with a good dollop of WWII and Haviland Limoges china history. This is one of those novels that you will find hard to put down once you get started, especially if you are interested in bees or china. It is full of intrigue and well-researched information. It actually inspired me to order some books on Haviland Limoges, Johnson Brothers, Lefton, and other china and porcelains!
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