A
sensual tale, set in Paris, of love against all odds, family secrets, and the
art of confectionery.
At the famous Patisserie Clermont, a chance
encounter with the owner's daughter has given one young man a glimpse into a
life he never knew existed: of sweet cream and melted chocolate, golden caramel
and powdered sugar, of pastry light as air. But it is not just the art of
confectionery that holds him captive, and soon a forbidden love affair begins.
Almost eighty years later, an academic discovers a
hidden photograph of her grandfather as a young man with two people she has
never seen before. Scrawled on the back of the picture are the words “Forgive
me.” Unable to resist the mystery behind it, she begins to unravel the story of
two star-crossed lovers and one irrevocable betrayal.
A
literary mystery and love story, The Confectioner’s Tale is as
pleasurable as the finest French patisserie.
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About the author:
After a childhood spent acting professionally and
training at a theatre school, LAURA MADELEINE changed her mind and went to
study English Literature at Newnham College, Cambridge. The author of The Confectioner's Tale, she now writes fiction,
as well as recipes, and was formerly the resident cake baker for Domestic
Sluttery. She lives in Bristol, but can often be found visiting her family in
Devon, eating cheese, and getting up to mischief with her sister, fantasy
author Lucy Hounsom. She lives in the UK.
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