A witty, romantic, New York-inspired novel. 'With its shades of light and dark, this delicious debut is a page-turner you'd be mad to miss' SAMANTHA TONGE Esther Knight is sharp, sarcastic – and hiding something. She waitresses at The Starlight Diner: a retro eatery where Fifties tunes stream out of the jukebox long into the night, and the tastiest milkshakes in New York are served. Nobody at the diner knows why Esther left London for America – or why she repeatedly resists the charms of their newest regular, actor Jack Faber. Esther is desperate to start a new life in the land of the free, but despite the warm welcome from the close-knit diner crowd, something from her past is holding her back. Can she ever learn to love and live again? Milkshakes and Heartbreaks at the Starlight Diner is a witty, romantic, New York-inspired novel.