The Tea Room is featured in the Midwest edition of Country Living Magazine - February 1, 2004. This book is about how to start and run a business or tea room and gift store. The book contains Joyce Whitaker's story and how she went from being a wife fro 20 years, then 18 years as a writer and her experiences starting her own tea room from scratch over the past 10 years. It shows the good and the bad experience...nothing is left out about her real life story. This book should be read by anyone considering starting their own business. Tea room owners and women in business should read the book and avoid many costly mistakes. Joyce's life story tells of her becoming the Vice President of four corporations with NO college education. Any woman will relate to her trials and successes immediately.