Fiction Feedback was delighted to copy-edit this charming romance from Karen Ann Davies some while ago. Now it's published, and we can all escape to Spain. Which is a good thing at the best of times, and in 2020, when the book came out, was just what we all needed. The novel's about more than escapism, though. There are some serious points here about the impact of our childhood and how dodgy precepts we learn then are hard to shake off. In The Essence of Love, Katie makes a journey in every sense, and very rewarding it is too. A...