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HOW TO BAKE A PERFECT LIFE
By: Barbara O'Neal

A Novel

Bantam Books
January 2011
On Sale: December 28, 2010
Featuring: Katie; Ramona
400 pages
ISBN: 0553386778
EAN: 9780553386776
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Women's Fiction Contemporary

When Ramona Gallagher was exiled to her aunt's house as a pregnant teenager, she turned to baking for comfort, reveling in the feeling of dough beneath her fingers. Determined to keep her baby, she caused a rift among her embarrassed family that only deepened over time.

Now, she is a successful bakery owner, watching her daughter Sophia marry and start to raise a family. When Ramona assumes responsibility for Sophia's troubled step-daughter, Katie, she hopes that the magic of baking, from the joys of kneading dough to the creation of unique recipes, will help her develop the confidence and stability she needs.

As she helps Katie become an adult, Ramona must navigate her own family's web of women and in the process, opening herself up to a love she never thought was possible.

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