Blessed Are the Cheesemakers

Black Swan, UK, Trade Paperback copyright 2003 with 320 pages. - Blessed are Corrie and Fee, for theirs is the kingdom of the world's tastiest farmhouse cheese. Tucked away in a corner of Ireland, the lifelong friends turn out batch after batch of perfect Coolarney Blues and Golds, thanks to co-operative cows, non-meat-eating fecund milkmaids, songs from the Sound of Music and the wind blowing just so in the right direction across the green meadows of County Cork. Add to this mixture Corrie's long-lost granddaughter Abbey, fleeing from a remote Pacific Island and an unfaithful husband. And stir in New Yorker Kit Stephens, heart-broken, burned-out and looking for a purpose to his wasted life. The magic that the friends weave in and out of the cheese vats is legendary, but can they use their powers to turn bitterness and betrayal into love?- or will the secret ingredient be lost forever? Cheese is the new Chocolate!