I'd not come across this author before but having binge-read this book, I'm sure it won't be the last. This book is an easy read full of characters you find yourself rooting for. As well as the obvious romance of will they won't they running through the book, I loved the way we see a real friendship develop between the two women which is just as, if not more, important to the story. I felt the book ended a little suddenly; preparing for a sequel, maybe, with a lot left to discuss, particularly developing the friendship between the two women and exploring their individual quirks and problems. My only real problem I had with this book was the feeling I was being preached to about the wonders of vegan food

This book was SO charming! I absolutely loved it. The story follows Rosie, who, after her marriage ends, leaves her job to buy a campervan and set up a traveling pop up tea shop. It also follows her relationship with Max (a Jason Momoa-lookalike. PHWOAR indeed!), her traveling buddy Aria, whom she teams up with (tea and books - a great combo!) and others along the way. This is the first Rebecca Raisin book I've read, but it certainly won't be the last.

Rosie thought she had the perfect life - a perfect husband, her dream house, and a wonderful life as a Michelin started sous chef in a restaurant. Her future seemed assured until she finds out that her husband has been cheating on her and is leaving her for the other woman. A lot of wine later, and Rosie wakes up to find she has purchased a fuchsia camper van who she calls Poppy. Rosie takes her cooking prowess on the road, living in Poppy and making gorgeous comfort food to pay her way at various gatherings and gigs. She makes a new best friend who has a travelling bookshop, but what she’s really looking for is love. Sometimes love comes in the strangest of guises, and things are not always what they seem. Can Rosie separate truth from fiction and find the happiness she seeks. A real ‘feel good’ novel which I binge read in 2 days.

I think there's a little part of most of us who would love to do what Rosie does in this book. I certainly would. Buy a campervan and tour the country? Not sure about the cooking bit as I'm hardly Prue Leith but I'd taste someone else's efforts no problem!

This was fun and uplifting and just the tonic I needed when reading it. It's fun and light but there are serious overtones of starting over, finding yourself and changing your life when things aren't going well. There's a lot to like there and plenty to link it to your own life.

The tour was great - they go to Bristol, Hay on Wye (oooh the books!) and even up to Alnwick to the food festival there. I lingered on the Hay on Wye pages to be honest. IF I'd been in that campervan, the food would have gone at this point and the title of the story would have to have been changed to Rosie's Travelling Bookshop.

It's a fun story but an uplifting one too and a nice easy read with fun, warm characters. Put a smile on my face!

This was a lovely story from start to finish. Rosie is a great main character - she's not perfect and makes mistakes along the way, and that's what makes her someone readers can relate too. I loved that she didn't sit and wallow when her husband left her and instead took steps to create the life she truly wanted. Her drunken purchase of Poppy was probably the greatest thing she had done up to that point in her life. I also liked her backstory of having to deal with her father's mental health difficulties when she was a child.

I wish Rosie's tea shop and Aria's bookshop were real because I would visit them in a second (and probably over and over again). The twist with Oliver could have gone several ways, but I like what the author came up with - real to life without being too over-the-top. I also loved Aria. The relationship between Rosie and Aria was exactly what you want to see between female characters. I am hoping there will be a follow-up novel in which we get to see Aria find the happiness that she deserves (that and I really want to see more of her, Rosie, and the van lifers). Max is a great romantic interest for Rosie - he complements her well and helps her to get out of her comfort zone and grow as a person. It was especially refreshing to have a book filled with characters helping one another out rather than plotting against each other. I highly recommend this to anyone who loves romance novels!

First time I have read a book by Rebecca Raisin and I absolutely loved it! I can’t wait to read more of her books.

Rosie has the perfect life (well she thinks so anyway) a loving husband and a fantastic job in a top restaurant - I mean what does it matter that they rarely spend time together and when they do Rosie falls asleep. When the comfortable rug is pulled from beneath her and her husband unceremoniously dumps her, Rosie could have wallowed in self pity but instead she decides to push out of her comfort zone and travel the length and breadth of the country in a camper van selling her wares. Along the way, Rosie meets a wealth of characters and makes amazing friends in Aria and Max. She joins a forum and befriends Oliver who becomes a confidante of sorts.

I loved the way Rosie grew in character along the way.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced read copy of this book in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.

More than “just” a book- a really motivating, uplifting, feel good read. Rosie gets back from work thinking her husband has a surprise for her. A weekend away maybe? Something to liven up their marriage which to be honest has rather ground to a halt. when he announces he is leaving her she is gobsmacked and looks at her whole life. She works as a sous chef in a Michelin starred restaurant and is super organised in every aspect of her life. Splitting up means she would have to move out and start somewhere new. Is this such a bad thing? A bottle of wine leads her to Poppy and the rest as they say, is history. A few helpful tips from a website and Rosie and Poppy are soon on their way to.. well to what? A new life perhaps? Will she love it or would she rather be snuggled up in her kitchen doing what she does best. I took to Rosie early on and recognised the issues of breaking boundaries and that radical word- change- that lots of us struggle with. We all suffer life’s ups and downs and sometimes the downs are not easy to ride out. sometimes we want or need to get away from it all- either in reality or in our own heads. This really made me stop and think. A really good feel-good, cheer you up, uplifting read. Anyone who thinks homemade cake is the eighth wonder of the world definitely gets my vote! Brilliantly written, easily read and one I didn’t want to end. I very much look forward to the next instalment (I hope there is one!).
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Really enjoyed this book, funny and fun, charming and cute, sweet and saucy, it was a lovely light read.

Would read more from this author.

We all know the joy of eating ‘comfort food’, Rosie’s Travelling Tea Shop is my equivalent of ‘comfort reading’. This latest novel by Rebecca Raisn has every element you could possibly want in a novel: laugh out loud moments, weep into your hanky moments , romance, intrigue, and characters you believe in and want to read. This novel begins with Rosie , a sous chef in a Michelin starred restaurant in London, being unceremoniously dumped by her husband on her birthday. Whist heavily under the influence of a large bottle of red wine Rosie purchases a fuschia Camper Van called Poppy and decides to join the Van Lifers and take her life onto the open road. Having made joined an online forum of camper van enthusiasts Rosie heads off to her first overnight stop and just happens to meet Aria who has a mobile bookshop and a wonderful open and gregarious personality. They join together and set off moving from fayre to market to festival driving the length and breath of England. Along the way Aria and Rosie hit upon the idea of linking Rosie’s hand blended teas with classic novels sold by Aria and her ‘Little bookshop of Happy Ever After’. Romance is afoot and Rosie becomes torn between her new on,ine friend Ollie and the geogous Jason Mamoa lookalike Max , the son of Van Lifer royalty.

I thoroughly enjoyed every moment of this novel and read it through in one day, so reluctant as I was to put it down. This is my first Rebecca Raisin novel and I highly recommend it, it brightened up my day so much that I couldn’t take the soppy grin off my face as I finished reading the final page. Cannot wait to read more by this author.

Rosie is going on a journey after her life is turned upside down , loved the traveling Tea idea and loved the characters in this book , hope there's more stories from this Author to come!

Rosie had everything she ever had wished for: the perfect husband, she was the sous chef at a Michelin rated restaurant, two perfect children – well, they were perfectly planned out in her future where they would be perfect to be sure – and she lived in a perfect apartment. Until she walked in on her birthday to find her not-so-perfect husband with a pre-packed bag walking out on her for another woman! Rosie’s very perfect life was shattered. So she did what any sane woman would do – she drank a lot of cheap wine and unknowingly used all of her savings to purchase a hot pink RV named Poppy! Rosie gives it all up – the perfect apartment, the perfect job, the Michelin stars and hits the road with Poppy to open a pop-up tea shop.

I’ve recently read quite a few books about women who have hit a crisis point in their lives and, throwing caution to the wind, leave everything behind to open a bakery, bookstore, coffee shop, etc. Rosie’s story, however, hit notes of reality that I found myself relating to on multiple layers. She was alone, in fact she was a loner in general. She had used her savings to purchase Poppy so money was not a luxury for her. When Poppy breaks down, she has to rely on the kindness of others and scrabble together new ways to make money to pay for the repairs. She got herself mixed up in a “catfishing” scheme that was extremely realistic and, sadly, happens far too often to women online. I found myself nodding throughout the book, saying yes, yep, been there, done that. I suspect we all have – or will – find ourselves in similar situations. That’s not to say that Rosie did nothing except make mistakes. Along her journey, she made true friends, learned real lessons, renewed her self-esteem and discovered that she could fall down, take chances, and get back up again to carry on. She found love and laughter in the most unusual places but learned that she also could stand on her own two feet when she needed to do so.

Rosie’s Traveling Tea Shop is a wonderfully written story of friendship, love, self-discovery and person growth – a true delight to read for all.

Many thanks to #Netgalley, @Jaxandwillsmum and @HQDigital

I received this book through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.


I love this book.
Rosie is an OCD girl. Planner. Huge Introvert.Sous-Chef at Michelin restaurant.
Then her husband asks for a divorce. She’s completely blind-sighted.

After a series of events, she decides she’s going to live in a RV type of van and basically escape from her life.

Its so out of character for her and she’s absolutely terrified but she tries it anyway.
She makes friendships and and starts doing things out of character.

It has its tender moments but some funny parts too. I’m a sucker for light hearted books. But this is also self discovery which I love.

It was well written, I love how her story unfolded. I will definitely look forward to reading more books by this author!!

Fun read!

I LOVED this book. The journey was both highly relatable and highly aspirational. Her emotional journey was powerful and the love story was so perfectly done in that slow burn way. I just wish I could actually buy the tea :)

It starts to feel like I am constantly repeating myself… but I just love books about cafes. So when I read the title Rosie’s Travelling Tea Shop I just knew I had to get my hands on this novel. As I have said before I tend to read a lot of feel good stories about tea shops, cafes, bakeries… These stories are like some kind of drug for me. But after reading so many of them you soon discover a traditional pattern and often this ends with “been there, done that”. But oh boy, was I in for a treat with this one!

Or course this book is about selling tea and cakes. But it is taken away from the classic setting of a little café by the coast into, for me, the unknown territory of food trucks. And I don’t think I actually do the story justice by calling it food trucks. Because this story is about Vanlife. People who actually travel all the time and life in their van. After a drunken night Rosie discovers she has actually purchased a pink van to travel around the country with. She is shocked and scared, but at the same time brave enough to just go for it. She has nothing to lose, because all she ever cared about is already lost.

Like I said this story is about tea and comfort food cooked in a little van. But is so much more. It is about finding yourself, daring yourself to be a different person than you always thought you were. Inventing yourself once again. Discovering how life can be if you dare to step away from safety. It is about friendship in unlikely places and finding love when you least expect it.

But and this is a very big but, it is also about dishonesty, the dangers of the internet and being to trustworthy. I loved how the internet community was brought into the story, good and bad. It highlights all the wonderful experiences one can have with people who they meet online. But it also shows that internet is not a safety haven at all. Not everything is what it seems. I loved that there was room in this story for both of these aspects. And I loved it even more that these experiences where incorporated in the story. It made it more than just another feel good story about cakes and love.

But of course... there is some love. Isn’t there always. And I really truly enjoyed the blossoming relationship in this book. How can I not, when one of the love interest looks like Jason Mamoa and there is a lot of witty bantering between the characters. Especially because the Khal Drogo look alike is a passionate vegan who is very keen on converting our sugar and butter loving heroine.

Apart from that booklovers will absolutely adore this story, especially because literature and novels play such a big part. Rosie’s best friend in the Vanlife scene owns a little van bookshop and they decide to work together to create teas that match with books. I absolutely loved that idea and as a book hoarder and book goodies I was so intrigued to see the ideas both of them came up with.

All in all I really loved the whole story and all its little parts. Rosie’s Travelling Tea Shop is more then just another book about selling cakes. Its deeper then your average feel good story. It is without any doubt a cosy read, but it offers you more than just a quick, funny story. To stick on topic it is as sweet and satisfying as Rosie’s Cakes, but with a little extra that makes it wholesome, just like what Max might serve you in his van. An absolute must read if you ask me!

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amazingggg book! Such a unique topic that I've never read about it! Definitely recommend. It is also about discovering yourself, Cant wait to read more books by this author

This is wonderfully funny and original story all about taking chances, grabbing life and just basically coming out of your comfort zone to do something new, something which will set your heart and soul alight with joy. I am ashamed to say this is the first I have read by Rebecca Raisin and it will not be the last, I was instantly enchanted with her easy reading, entertaining and vibrant writing.



Rosie is a high achieving chef, hard-working and a perfectionist, who believes she has everything she could ever want in her life. Great job, she sort of loves. Nice husband, who she doesn’t really see too much of, but when they do it’s OK, but she does love him. So she is left reeling and speechless and lost when her husband tells her in no-uncertain terms that their marriage is over, that he has found someone else – who Rosie soon finds out he has been seeing behind her back, and more than that her whole friends network knew about it. Some friends, best get shot of those! Callum basically blames her for their failed marriage, typical man it’s never his fault that he can’t keep his trousers zipped. Without a backwards glance the rat leaves, leaving Rosie devastated not just at the end of what she had always thought was a happy marriage, but also hugely upset over what her soon to be ex-husband said about her. She is staid, a bit set in her ways, predictable and not very adventurous. It is those and other harsh words that lead her to one night after a few too many drinks, she buys a pink camper van called; Poppy and has a whole plan to go on the road selling tea.



All very good when you’re full to the brim with wine, but really? Is that even do-able?



As it goes; yes, it is. And so, with Rosie takes the plunge, one thing leads to another and she is on the road with Poppy. Which is where the fun and romance really starts, she meets up with some brilliant people, some which are a little eclectic, individual and who have real good hearts especially her new friend and owner of the travelling book shop – really these two are a match made in heaven, tea and books; how perfect is that? Plus she meets someone who she allows herself to have feelings for again, yes there is a wee bit of a romance in-store for Rosie and yes the man she finally ends up with is utterly delectable, but her journey of self discovery isn’t exactly all is as it seems. I can’t say too much as I never like to give away spoilers and I wouldn’t wish to spoiler your reading, but there is a bit of a sinister twist. It is one of those sub plots which really make you think about who you begin chatting to and exactly how much you should share about yourself to others – especially those you meet online.



I thoroughly enjoyed this, it is in all essence a great romantic comedy. But the difference with this to other’s I have read in this genre is that the author has tackled some pretty taboo subject’s which are more or less unheard of in romance books, such as being victim of a catfish – you need to read the book to find out what all that’s about. This is a fast paced, funny, romantic, heart-warming and realistic book that will have you not only laughing out loud but glued to the page. I loved the character’s, Rosie is a lovely young woman who the reader can really relate to. The writing is fresh, charming, engaging and very enjoyable.

This was a brilliant feel good read, made me feel like I wanted to just get up and travel off and do the same thing! Wanderlust passion! Wonderfully written that made me want to be there in the moment aswell

Rosie leaves her cheating husband and high pressure job, cooking in an upmarket restaurant in London, and takes us with her on her adventures as she sets off into everything unfamiliar and right out of her comfort
zone. This involves buying a campervan and trailer that will be her travelling tea shop, and joining the community that move around the festival scene making a living from meeting the needs of both the festival goers and their fellow travellers. This is an easy read and very enjoyable, ideal for fans of Katie Fforde, Vicky.Pattison and Csrole Matthews.

This is a sweet romantic story of what happens when someone decides they need a complete change of lifestyle, because the last one sucked - fiances having affairs and so on.
So what do they do? but buy, on impulse an old Campervan/Mobile Teashop? which works because Rosie likes to bake cakes and make 'comfort' food. Rosie then takes this van on the Hippie trail, following the various festivals around the country. And trying to make sense of her new lifestyle with an electronic friend.
Cozy and warming, but little about the real unsustainability of living out of a van - even if you manage to find a really nice one, all year round. Apart from having to park up for the winter, they are seriously cold - I've stayed in them.. And trying to make ends meet - well...
But still a romantic idea as in following the Gypsies O!

A nice book but certain major points are really inaccurate - e.g in a tiny camper van /motorhome oven a bakery full of items are baked each day. Just not remotely believable.