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ROSALIA'S BITTER SWEET PASTRY SHOP
By: Rosanna Chiofalo
Kensington
June 2016
On Sale: June 1, 2016
Featuring: Claudia Lombardo; Sorella Agata; Rosalia
392 pages
ISBN: 1617739375
EAN: 9781617739378
Kindle: B01501H4Q6
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Women's Fiction
In Rosanna Chiofaloβs touching novel, a unique pastry shop features mouthwatering creations that have the power to change one womanβs lifeβ¦ Food writer Claudia Lombardo has sampled exquisite dishes by the worldβs greatest chefs. But when she hears about the remarkable desserts that are created in a pastry shop operated out of a convent in the sleepy Italian hillside town of Santa Lucia del Mela, she wants to write a book featuring the sweets and the story behind their creatorβSorella Agata. But the conventβs most famous dessertβa cassata cakeβis what really intrigues Claudia. Everyone who samples the cake agrees it is like none other theyβve tasted. Yet no one can figure out what makes the cassata so incredibly delicious. Though Sorella Agata insists there is no secret ingredient, Claudia is determined to learn the truth behind the mysterious cake. As she samples each delectable treatβmarzipan fruit, rich cream puffs, and decadent cakesβSorella Agata relates the pastry shopβs history and tells of the young woman, Rosalia, who inspired her. Kidnapped and separated from her family, Rosalia is subjected to a terrible ordealβuntil the nuns find her. As she heals, she learns the art of pastry making, and soon she even finds love with Antonioβan apprentice in the pastry shop. But her heart still aches for the family she lost. And Rosalia knows she will not be whole again until she is reunited with them. As Claudia unravels the secret of the cassata cake, she discovers a deeper, fascinating storyβone that affirms food can do more than nourish the bodyβ¦it can stir memories, heal the deepest heartaches, and even act as a bridge to those we love, no matter how far apart.
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