FromtheauthorofTheSchoolforGermanBrides,thiscaptivatinghistoricalnovelsetinnineteenth-centuryandpost-WorldWarIIParisfollowstwofiercewomenofthesamefamily,generationsapart,whofindthattheirfutureslieinthefourwallsofasimplebakeryinatinycornerofMontmartre.1870:ThePrussiansareatthecitygates,intenttostarveParisintosubmission.LisetteVigneau--headstrong,willful,andoftenignoredbyherwealthyparents--awaitstheoutcomeofthewarfromherparents’grandhomeinthePlaceRoyaleintheveryheartofthecity.WhenanexcursionthrowsherintothepathofarevolutionaryNationalGuardsman,Th矇odoreFournier,herdestinyisforeverchanged.ShegivesupherlifeofluxurytojoininthefightforaParisofthePeople.Sheopensasmallbakerywiththehopesofbeingavitalboontotheimpoverishedneighborhoodinitshourofneed.Whenthecityfallsintofamine,andthenrebellion,herresolvetogiveupthecomfortsofherpastlifeissorelytested.1946:Nineteen-year-oldMichelineChartieriscopingwiththelossofherfatherandthedisappearanceofhermotherduringthewar.Intheirabsence,sheischargedwiththeraisingofhertwoyoungersisters.Atthehandofawell-meaningneighbor,Michelinefindsherselfenrolledinaprestigiousbakingacademywithherentirelifemappedoutforher.Feelingtrappedanddesperatelyunequaltothetaskofraisingtwoyounggirls,shebecomesobsessedwithfindinghermother.Herclassmateattheacademy,LaurentTanet,maybetheonlyonecapableofhelpingMichelinemoveonfromthepastandbegincreatingafutureforherself.Bothwomenmustgrapplewithloss,learntoacceptlove,andfaceimpossiblechoicesarmedwithlittlemorethantheircourageandabeliefthatabitofflour,yeast,sugar,andlovecanbringaboutarevolutionoftheirown.
