When socialite Jo Vann sets out to start her own business, she envisions a catering company that gets it right: good food, good service, and good working conditions for its employees. She’s soon joined by three female colleagues: Daisy, the professional pastry chef with a stellar resume and less-than-stellar sense of decorum; Cate, an interior designer with a great eye for decorating and a taste for change; and Ellie, an old-Atlanta doyenne whose past intersects uncomfortably with Jo’s. The four women make an unlikely combination, but they soon learn to work together for the love of the company–and a growing fondness for each other.

1. Did you like the book? Why or why not?
2. Jo is at first reluctant to leave behind her original name idea, Divine Foods–but warms to Jelly Jar partly in an effort to be flexible and collaborative. Do you think this was a good decision? What would you have named the company?

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