HEAD off to Leeds in the final year of the 19th
century for Gracie Hart’s new heartwarming saga which harnesses all the warmth
and goodness of a tasty home-baked cake!
In Leeds in 1894, 17-year-old Meg just wants to keep her
family together. Her widowed mother Agnes is desperately ill and her sister is
still in school so it’s up to her to support them. All Meg knows to do is bake
and desperation leads her to Ted Lund, the miserly owner of a local bakery.
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In a moment of uncharacteristic kindness, he takes pity on Meg
and offers her a job. But Ted’s charity ends there. He will save money at any
cost, cutting corners by using sawdust in his bread, ignoring vermin in his
flour, and paying Meg a pittance. But despite her mistreatment, Meg can see
what the bakery might yet be. Using her baking skills and her kind heart, can
she turn the shop around?
Leeds-born Hart knows the winning formula when it comes to
northern sagas and this tale of love and survival – which comes complete with
some of Meg’s delicious recipes – is a Yorkshire-flavoured treat! And look out later this year for A Sixpence for Christmas, a
new story featuring baker’s girl Meg.
(Simon & Schuster, paperback, £7.99)
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