About this item
There are many reasons to bake: to feed; to create; to impress; to nourish; to define ourselves; and, sometimes, it has to be said, to perfect. But often we bake to fill a hunger that would be better filled by a simple gesture from a dear one. We bake to love and be loved. In 1966, Kathleen Eaden, cookbook writer and wife of a supermarket magnate, published The Art of Baking, her guide to nurturing a family by creating the most exquisite pastries, biscuits and cakes. Now, five amateur bakers are competing to become the New Mrs. Eaden. There's Jenny, facing an empty nest now that her family has flown; Claire, who has sacrificed her dreams for her daughter; Mike, trying to parent his two kids after his wife's death; Vicki, who has dropped everything to be at home with her baby boy; and Karen, perfect Karen, who knows what it's like to have nothing and is determined her facade shouldn't slip.
About the Author
Anatomy of a Scandal, Sarah Vaughan's 3rd novel and her first courtroom drama/psychological thriller, combines her experiences as a news reporter and political correspondent on the Guardian with her time as a student reading English at Oxford. Translated into 22 languages, it was an instant international bestseller, Sunday Times top five bestseller, and kindle number 1 bestseller. It has been optioned for television and shortlisted for awards in the UK, Sweden and France.Little Disasters will be published on April 2 in the UK, on August 18, in the US, and in various other countries in 2021. Married with two children, she lives just outside Cambridge, and is currently working on her fifth novel.FB: Sarah Vaughan Authortwitter: @SVaughanAuthorwww.sarahvaughanauthor.com
