A huge-hearted, redemptive coming-of-old-age tale, a love story, and an ode to good food<\/b><\/p>\n
Nothing could be more out of character, but after fifty-nine years of marriage, as her husband Bernard\u2019s health declines, and her friends’ lives become focused on their grandchildren\u2014which Jenny never had\u2014Jenny decides she wants a little something for herself. So she secretly applies to be a contestant on the prime-time TV show\u00a0Britain Bakes.<\/i><\/p>\n
Whisked into an unfamiliar world of cameras and timed challenges, Jenny delights in a new-found independence. But that independence, and the stress of the competition, starts to unearth memories buried decades ago. Chocolate teacakes remind her of a furtive errand involving a wedding ring; sugared doughnuts call up a stranger\u2019s kind act; a simple cottage loaf brings back the moment her life changed forever.<\/p>\n
With her baking star rising, Jenny struggles to keep a lid on that first secret\u2014a long-concealed deceit that threatens to shatter the very foundations of her marriage. It\u2019s the only time in six decades that she\u2019s kept something from Bernard. By putting herself in the limelight, has Jenny created a recipe for disaster?<\/p>\n