Description
A charmingly romantic first novelx85fun to read and meaningful to remember-no small feat. -- Booklist Engagingx85Hendricks creates a compelling character whose wry, bemused and ultimately wise voice hooks the readerx85a well written, imaginative debut. -- Publishers Weekly "Engaging.Hendricks creates a compelling character whose wry, bemused and ultimately wise voice hooks the reader.a well written, imaginative debut." (Publishers Weekly )"A charmingly romantic first novel.fun to read and meaningful to remember-no small feat." (Booklist ) Judith Ryan Hendricks worked as a copywriter, journalist, computer instructor, travel agent, and waitress before landing at Seattle's McGraw Street Bakery, where she fell in love with the rhythm of baking. Hendricks now lives in Long Beach, California, with her husband, Geoff, and still keeps a crock of sourdough starter in the refrigerator. Bread Alone is her first novel.
Features & Highlights
- The life of 31-year-old trophy wife Wynter Morrison suddenly changes course when her husband announces one evening that their marriage is over. Emotionally devastated and desperate for a change of scenery, Wyn moves to Seattle where she spends aimless hours at a local bakery, sipping coffee and inhaling the sweet aromas of freshly-made bread. These visits bring back memories of her long-ago apprenticeship at a French
- boulangerie
- , and when offered a position at the bakery, Wyn quickly accepts -- hoping that the rituals of baking will help her move on. Working long hours among the bakery's cluster of eclectic women -- Linda, the irascible bread baker; earth mother Ellen and her partner Diane; and Tyler, the blue-haired barista -- Wyn awakens to the truths that she missed while living the good life in Hancock Park. Soon Wyn discovers that making bread possesses an unexpected and wondrous healing power, helping her to rediscover that nothing stays the same... bread rises, pain fades, the heart heals, and the future beckons.
