Six friends return to their New York flat after a stint on the farm, and they're restless. The solution? Open a tea room. What follows is a charming portrait of young women who refuse to wait for life to happen to them - they build something instead. The girls of the Patty-Pans flat pool their savings, perfect their recipes, and transform a modest apartment into a gathering place for a city hungry for warmth and connection. But running a business in 1907 New York isn't simple, and the girls face setbacks that test their friendships as much as their bank accounts. This is entrepreneurship as love story: between friends, between neighbors, between a group of sisters and the city they now call home. Taggart writes with genuine affection for her characters, capturing the particular magic of youth - the belief that courage and kindness can solve almost anything. The book endures not because its plot is revolutionary, but because it captures something universal: the joy of building something meaningful alongside people you love.
