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A lyrical, beautifully observed, tale of friends, lovers, colleagues, family, and strangers in a London café
Having loved The Lido I was excited to see a proof of this book sent by the publisher, Orion. In the few days over which I have read The 24 Hour Café I hav... READ MORE
Absolutely Delightful!
The perfect heart-warming read. Told over the course of a day from several perspectives, you explore Hannah and Mona's friendships and little snippets of t... READ MORE
Open all hours
I did enjoy this book but felt it wasn't quite as good as The Lido. Told over the course of 24 hours it tells of the friendship between Mona and Hannah ... READ MORE
True testament to female friendship
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. A true testament to female friendship, the two main characters feel like real people with real lives. It's also an ode to t... READ MORE
Synopsis
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Lido comes a story of friendship, belonging and never giving up on your dreams
Welcome to the cafe that never sleeps.
Day and night, Stella's Cafe opens its doors to the lonely and the lost, the morning people and the night owls. It's a place where everyone is always welcome, where life can wait at the door.
Meet Hannah and Mona: best friends, waitresses, dreamers. They love working at Stella's - the different people they meet, the small kindnesses exchanged. But is it time to step outside and make their own way in life?
Come inside and spend twenty-four hours at Stella's Cafe, where one day might just be enough to change your life ...
Publisher information
- Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
- ISBN: 9781409175247
- Number of pages: 416
- Dimensions: 228 x 164 x 40 mm
- Weight: 590g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allWe are open!!!
The bestselling author of, “The Lido,” is back. I really enjoyed this quirky tale, as we are introduced to the different characters that frequent this cafe... READ MORE
Not a standard tale of friendship...
For anyone who likes nothing more then to sit in a cafe or a bench and ponder on the people around them, then this book is for you. I found this book to be... READ MORE
Fabulous Contemporary Novel
Oh this book made me cry! I don’t cry very often when I read, it’s got to be a book that really touches my heart and not just because it’s got a sad storyl... READ MORE
Magnificent!
The bestselling author of The Lido has written a new novel, The 24-Hour Cafe. Even though I have yet to read Libby Page's début, The Lido, I was still expe... READ MORE
It’s like she draws us into a modern day version of the painting Nighthawks by Edward Hopper.
4.5 stars
This book is such a slice of life. 24 hours (plus a jump forward) in a 24-hour cafe in London following Hannah and Mona, waitresses who long to... READ MORE
A charming read
I have a little confession to make- yes yet another one. Although I have Libby's debut novel called 'The Lido' on my ever growing 'to be read' mountain, I... READ MORE
A charming story
"The 24-hour Cafe" is a charming story of friendships, love lost and found, last chances and decisions that must be taken. It is told in short vignettes, i... READ MORE
An engaging story of friendship. I want to visit Stella's Cafe!
I was a huge fan of Libby Page's debut, The Lido. In The 24 Hour Café she has returned to the kind of warmth in her writing and story that I enjoyed so muc... READ MORE
Heartwarming and cosy
Stella's cafe is open 24 hours a day, manned by a staff who regard themselves as a family. Hannah and Mona are flatmates, the closest of friends, both wait... READ MORE
Friendship!
I'm grateful to the publisher for a free advance e-copy of The Twenty Four Hour Café and for inviting me to join the book's blogtour.
I've always been in... READ MORE
The secret stories of strangers
This is a gorgeous quirky read set in a 24 hour cafe in London. Based primarily around friends, flat mates and waitresses Hannah and Mona it explores their... READ MORE
All the emotions!
At its heart The 24-Hour Cafe is an epic love story, but not in a romantic sense, instead this focusses on platonic love between friends. Friends who have ... READ MORE
A Very Touching Read!
What an enjoyable novel! A very touching read, and not one I'll forget easily.
Hannah and Mona are friends and flatmates, and they both work at Stella's C... READ MORE
Loved it!
At its heart The 24-Hour Cafe is an epic love story, but not in a romantic sense, instead this focusses on platonic love between friends. Friends who have ... READ MORE
Great Contemporary fiction
I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. If I had been asked at the beginning I would have said I wasn't really enjoying this book ... READ MORE
Interesting read
As the title suggests, this is a book set in a 24-hour cafe in London. Part American diner, part traditional caff, the place is the setting for many life s... READ MORE
Lovely!
I really enjoyed reading this book. Libby Page writes about ordinary people who we can easily relate to. I loved The Lido and The 24hour Cafe is every bit ... READ MORE
Good premise
3.5 stars.
I really enjoyed The Lido and so looked forward to reading this one. Although I enjoyed aspects of it there are sections that I don’t feel wor... READ MORE
A gem of a book
What a wonderful story !
Or in reality a collection of interwoven stories. Based around the two waitresses in a 24 hour cafe, and the peo0le they meet. We... READ MORE
Entertaining read
This is a book where the title literally is the story - 24 hours in Stella’s cafe! Waitresses and flat mates Hannah and Mona share the duties, one from mid... READ MORE
The 24-Hour Café
24 Hour Cafe
This is a nice gentle story with detailed descriptions of characters.
There is a series of mini stories interwoven within the main story, i... READ MORE
Fabulous!
I absolutely loved this book! Libby Page has written another marvellous, heartwarming story, this time set in a 24 hour café in London. The main characters... READ MORE
Life in a 24 hours cafe
A café open 24hrs a day provides a good setting to introduce a number of characters and to investigate the relationships that develop in a confined environ... READ MORE
A successful second novel
I really enjoyed The Lido, which I was lucky enough to read and review on #NetGalley prior to publication a couple of years ago. I have since bought it for... READ MORE
Heartwarming and uplifting
The 24 hour cafe is a story about friendship. About finding connections that help ease loneliness. About endings, and new beginnings. Hannah and Mona have ... READ MORE
Gentle
Thank you for the early review copy and apologies for the late review, but lockdown occurred so I'm catching up on just a fraction of my to be read pile.
H... READ MORE
24 hour cafe
I bought this book because I had read, and enjoyed, Libby Page's previous book 'The Lido'. Initially, I was disappointed with the slow start, but as the bo... READ MORE
Ultimate people watching book
I read this book courtesy of NetGalley. The ultimate people watching book based around a complete 24 hours in a 24 hour cafe, with background stories of a... READ MORE
Enjoyable
Although I enjoyed this book I didn't think it was quite as good as The Lido. Told over the course of 24 hours we are introduced to two people who work ... READ MORE
Friendship and change
This book focussed on two friends, Hannah and Mona, both at a turning point in their lives and friendship. We also meet a variety of characters who come to... READ MORE
The 24-Hour Cafe
I loved The Lido, and Libby Page’s follow up is an equally lovely read. It follows 24 hours in the life of the eponymous 24-hour cafe - Stella’s, opposite ... READ MORE
Perfect Sunday read
If you’re 30 something this book is an absolute reassurance that life does not need to be where you thought it was. From ever-changing platonic love and fr... READ MORE
Heartwarming read, would recommend for a light read
I enjoyed reading the 24-hour cafe, particularly the insights into the lives of the individual customers who come in during the night shift. The two main c... READ MORE
An easy read for bedtime
This book is an enjoyable read, perfect for the beach or relaxing bedtime reading. Its focus on a single day and a single location and the stories of dispa... READ MORE
Comfort for people-watchers
Like The Lido, The 24-Hour Cafe is another charming study of human relationships from Libby Page and a reminder that hidden in the big city that is London ... READ MORE
Friendship and people-watching
This book explores the complicated friendships we have in our 20s and I could relate to some of this. It explores hopes and dreams and the things we sacrif... READ MORE
Perfect holiday reading
A beautiful, caring and heart warming read. Libby Page paints the story perfectly, the descriptions of Stella's Café, busy east London and all of the chara... READ MORE
Female Fiction.
A 24/7 cafe who has various people going through its doors day and night. Opposite Liverpool Street station the cafe story is that of 2 waitresses and var... READ MORE
Heartwarming
I loved this book so much, it covers 24 hours in a cafe as the title suggests, but it covers all kinds of people, relationships, a lovely mix of people’s s... READ MORE
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