Pieces of Happiness: a novel of friendship, hope and chocolate by Anne Ostby

In their sixties, a group of women: Sina, Maya, Ingrid, and Lisbeth unite when they get a letter in the mail from their high school friend Kat asking them to live with her. Kat lives on a cocoa farm in Fiji with her housekeeper Ateca. All of the women are facing difficulties in their lives: Kat is recently widowed, Sina is a single mother worried about finances, Maya feels like the world is against her, Ingrid lives alone and tends to perennials for happiness, and Lisbeth is unhappy with her life. Readers are able to dive into their lives as each chapter is told by the women, including Ateca. This heartfelt novel will make you believe in the power of friendship and second chances. The women are given another chance to rekindle their friendship, start life anew, and find joy in creating their own business making chocolate.