From the author of The School for German Brides , this captivating historical novel set in nineteenth-century and post-World War II Paris follows two fierce women of the same family, generations apart, who find that their futures lie in the four walls of a simple Bakery in a tiny corner of Montmartre.
Both women must grapple with loss, learn to accept love, and face impossible choices armed with little more than their courage and a belief that a bit of flour, yeast, sugar, and love can bring about a revolution of their own..
Her classmate at the academy, Laurent Tanet, may be the only one capable of helping Micheline move on from the past and begin creating a future for herself.
Feeling trapped and desperately unequal to the task of raising two young girls, she becomes obsessed with finding her mother.
At the hand of a well-meaning neighbor, Micheline finds herself enrolled in a prestigious baking academy with her entire life mapped out for her.
In their absence, she is charged with the raising of her two younger sisters. 1946: Nineteen-year-old Micheline Chartier is coping with the loss of her father and the disappearance of her mother during the war.
When the city falls into famine, and then rebellion, her resolve to give up the comforts of her past life is sorely tested.
She opens a small Bakery with the hopes of being a vital boon to the impoverished neighborhood in its hour of need.
She gives up her life of luxury to join in the fight for a Paris of the People.
When an excursion throws her into the path of a revolutionary National Guardsman, Théodore Fournier, her destiny is forever changed.
Lisette Vigneau--headstrong, willful, and often ignored by her wealthy parents--awaits the outcome of the war from her parents\' grand home in the Place Royale in the very heart of the city. 1870: The Prussians are at the city gates, intent to starve Paris into submission.
From the author of The School for German Brides , this captivating historical novel set in nineteenth-century and post-World War II Paris follows two fierce women of the same family, generations apart, who find that their futures lie in the four walls of a simple Bakery in a tiny corner of Montmartre
