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At the famous Patisserie Clermont, a chance encounter with the owner's daughter has given one young man a glimpse into a life he never knew existed: of sweet cream and melted chocolate, golden caramel and powdered sugar, of pastry light as air. But it is not just the art of confectionery that holds him captive, and soon a forbidden love affair begins. Almost eighty years later, an academic discovers a hidden photograph of her grandfather as a young man with two people she has never seen before. Scrawled on the back of the picture are the words Forgive me. Unable to resist the mystery behind it, she begins to unravel the story of two star-crossed lovers and one irrevocable betrayal. "



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Laura Madeleine

Laura Madeleine is the author of The Confectioner's Tale, Where the Wild Cherries Grow and The Secrets Between Us. After a childhood spent acting professionally and training at a theatre school, Laura changed her mind, and went to study English Literature at Newnham College, Cambridge. She now writes fiction as well as recipes, and was formerly the resident baker and columnist for a popular lifestyle website. She lives in Bristol, UK, but can often be found visiting her family on the south west coast and getting up to mischief with her sister, fantasy author Lucy Hounsom. You can find her on twitter @lauramadeleine.



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