{"product_id":"a-half-baked-idea-9780241380468","title":"A Half Baked Idea","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE FORTNUM \u0026amp; MASON''S DEBUT FOOD BOOK AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A tender and beautifully written tour-de-force on love, grief, hope and cake. If this is not the book of the summer, I will eat my wig. An absolute triumph'' THE SECRET BARRISTER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''An utterly beautiful, moving, bittersweet book on love and loss. I loved it'' DOLLY ALDERTON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e _____________________________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOlivia Potts'' mother died when she just twenty-five. Stricken with grief, she did something life changing and rather ridiculous: she gave up a high-flying legal career to study at the notoriously difficult Le Cordon Bleu, despite not being able to cook. No one ever told Olivia you couldn''t bake your way to happiness - but could you?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e_______________________________________________\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''A \u003cb\u003ebrilliant\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, brave and beautiful\u003c\/b\u003e book: \u003cb\u003efunny \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand charming\u003c\/b\u003e; utterly \u003cb\u003einspiring\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e and life-affirming\u003c\/b\u003e'' Olivia Sudjic\u003cbr\u003e\u0026lt;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003eheart-warming\u003c\/b\u003e book about death and new beginnings that will delight cake lovers; it \u003cb\u003emanages to be moving, funny and mouth-watering in equal measure\u003c\/b\u003e - a difficult literary confection to master * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI laughed, I cried, I baked gingerbread biscuits\u003c\/b\u003e. Potts is a writer who clasps you to her floury bosom and wraps you in your apron strings. There is \u003cb\u003ewit and warmth on every page\u003c\/b\u003e. This is \u003cb\u003ea book of courage, consolation and more custard than you can shake a whisk at\u003c\/b\u003e * Laura Freeman, Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTender \u003c\/b\u003e. . . filled with the comfort we all seek when dealing with grief * Stylist *\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003ehonest, brave\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003efunny \u003c\/b\u003eaccount of what it is to love, to lose love and how to make macarons * Red *\u003cbr\u003eI cannot express how much I \u003cb\u003eadored \u003c\/b\u003ethis book. It \u003cb\u003emade me laugh, cry, salivate \u003c\/b\u003eand, on no less than four occasions, resolve to learn patisserie and leave the criminal Bar\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e Olivia Potts has delivered a \u003cb\u003etender \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003ebeautifully written tour-de-force\u003c\/b\u003e on the four tenets of the human experience; \u003cb\u003elove, grief, hope and cake\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cb\u003e If this is not the book of the summer, I will eat my wig. An absolute triumph\u003c\/b\u003e * The Secret Barrister *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA heart-wrenching yet humorous portrayal of grief, a delicious collection of recipes, an inspirational tale of changing careers, and a feel good love story\u003c\/b\u003e * Vogue *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI loved it so much\u003c\/b\u003e. It's \u003cb\u003efunny, sharp, sad\u003c\/b\u003e and full of clear observations about food. \u003cb\u003eI laughed so much (and I cried)\u003c\/b\u003e * Ella Risbridger, author of Midnight Chicken *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ebrilliant\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ebrave \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003ebeautiful \u003c\/b\u003ebook: \u003cb\u003efunny \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003echarming\u003c\/b\u003e; utterly\u003cb\u003e inspiring\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003elife-affirming\u003c\/b\u003e. I loved it * Olivia Sudjic *\u003cbr\u003ePotts \u003cb\u003ewrites powerfully\u003c\/b\u003e about the nature of grief, yet she has the \u003cb\u003elightest of touches \u003c\/b\u003ewith her sensuous descriptions of food.\u003cb\u003e A delightful read \u003c\/b\u003e- and there are some terrific recipes in it, too * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUplifting\u003c\/b\u003e . . . \u003cb\u003etender\u003c\/b\u003e * i *\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eutterly beautiful, moving, bittersweet \u003c\/b\u003ebook on love and loss. \u003cb\u003eI loved it\u003c\/b\u003e * Dolly Alderton *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeartbreaking and heartwarming in turns\u003c\/b\u003e, it's a \u003cb\u003ecandid \u003c\/b\u003eaccount of dealing with bereavement * Waitrose Weekend *\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eopen-hearted, uproariously funny, moving love story.\u003c\/b\u003e It \u003cb\u003ewill make you laugh and cry in equal measure\u003c\/b\u003e, and fall in love with baking, with eating, and with love itself. A \u003cb\u003eremarkable book by an enormously talented writer\u003c\/b\u003e * Kate Young, author of The Little Library Cookbook *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHonest\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ehumorous \u003c\/b\u003eand peppered with great recipes * Delicious *\u003cbr\u003eHer writing \u003cb\u003einspires resilience\u003c\/b\u003e * Woman \u0026amp; Home *\u003cbr\u003eShe \u003cb\u003ewrites \u003c\/b\u003ewith the \u003cb\u003eprecision required of a pastry chef.\u003c\/b\u003e . . \u003cb\u003efinely observed\u003c\/b\u003e descriptions of texture, taste and smell. 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