Summary: "A former Hollywood insider chucks it all to become a master baker in this hilarious, poignant morsel of a memoir. As head of her celebrity sister's production company, Gesine Bullock-Prado had a closet full of designer clothes and the ear of all the influential movie studio heads. But she was miserable. The only solace she found was in her secret passion: baking..."--Dust jacket.
Booklist Reviews
On first face, Bullock-Prado's life seems wildly improbable. Born to an opera-singer mother and government-worker father, she toured the world's cultural capitals as her mother's career advanced. She eventually became an attorney and a Hollywood producer. Tiring of that life and happily married, she started a bakery in Vermont. Despite slim profit margins and long hours, she found herself completely content. She glories in the day-to-day creativity of the pastry chef and loves both her local staff and the customers who crowd into her shop every day for a cup of coffee and a croissant, a piece of cake, or one of her celebrated macaroons. Life is not always tranquil, especially when crews show up for food television tapings, or when her movie-star sister visits and does a turn as a salesgirl. Recipes for many of the confectionery's offerings appear, the most appealing featuring Vermont maple syrup. Copyright 2009 Booklist Reviews.
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