Description
The Art of Baking Blind by Sarah Vaughan is a contemporary novel about five amateur bakers whose lives become unexpectedly entangled when they compete to become the new Mrs Eaden. The competition is inspired by The Art of Baking, a 1966 cookbook by Kathleen Eaden, the wife of a supermarket magnate, whose recipes and philosophy of family life have acquired a lasting influence.
The contestants each have their own reasons for entering. Jenny is facing an empty nest, Claire has sacrificed her own dreams for her daughter, Mike is raising two children after his wife’s death, Vicki has given up everything to care for her baby son, and Karen is determined to maintain the appearance of a perfect life. As friendships and rivalries develop and secrets emerge, the competition reveals how difficult it can be to achieve perfection outside the kitchen.
A good choice for readers who enjoy contemporary fiction, women’s fiction, family relationships, baking-themed stories and character-driven novels about the gap between appearances and reality.
