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The Baker's Secret
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
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Publisher's Summary
From the multiple-award-winning, critically acclaimed author of The Hummingbird and The Curiosity comes a dazzling novel of World War II - a shimmering tale of courage, determination, optimism, and the resilience of the human spirit, set in a small Normandy village on the eve of D-Day.
On June 5, 1944, as dawn rises over a small town on the Normandy coast of France, Emmanuelle is making the bread that has sustained her fellow villagers in the dark days since the Germans invaded her country.
Only 22, Emma learned to bake at the side of a master, Ezra Kuchen, the village baker since before she was born. Apprenticed to Ezra at 13, Emma watched with shame and anger as her kind mentor was forced to wear the six-pointed yellow star on his clothing. She was likewise powerless to help when they pulled Ezra from his shop at gunpoint, the first of many villagers stolen away and never seen again.
In the years that her sleepy coastal village has suffered under the enemy, Emma has silently, stealthily fought back. Each day, she receives an extra ration of flour to bake a dozen baguettes for the occupying troops. And each day, she mixes that precious flour with ground straw to create enough dough for two extra loaves - contraband bread she shares with the hungry villagers. Under the cold, watchful eyes of armed soldiers, she builds a clandestine network of barter and trade that she and the villagers use to thwart their occupiers.
But her gift to the village is more than these few crusty loaves. Emma gives the people a taste of hope - the faith that one day the Allies will arrive to save them.
This audiobook includes an episode of the Book Club Girl Podcast, featuring an interview with Stephen P. Kiernan about The Baker’s Secret.
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- Sharon A. Rossiter
- 11-15-17
Very eye-opening!!
Emma is one of the strongest and most courageous characters I’ve ever encountered in a novel. We learn the gritty truth about how the citizens of European countries-in this case France-suffered under the heel of the Gestapo occupation. Coincidentally,I recently visited this area of France and heard stories about the resistance, even seeing places where they hid to escape arrest. This is a gripping story, hard to hear at times, but important lest we forget.
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- Georgia
- 07-15-17
Help is really on the way
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If you're looking for a book to restore your sense of hope, this is it. The book is first and foremost a book about hope. To know the ultimate end (D-Day) from the beginning. gives the reader a unique perspective to the struggles and general hopelessness of the villagers. I found myself wanting to encourage the heroine that she is wrong - help really and truly IS coming. It is literally one day away. Yet even with this perspective, I found myself anxious for the characters, wondering how many would actually live to see the liberation as that final day unfolds.
This device of shifting perspectives is what makes this book a five star work. While the reader has the advantage of history, the invasion is also described from a variety of other
vantage points. The enemy will view it from the false security of the bluff; the old soldier will view it from his barn loft, and the heroine will see it (or more accurately *not* see it ) from the ground. But it is the surprise perspective of the least likely spectator that will stay with you, and it will make you want to stand up and cheer.
Since I don't know much about this author, I don't know whether the implicit parallels between the story and the Christian concept of redemption were intentional or just something that a reader with a Christian world and life view would see underlying the narrative. I can't say enough how the depth of the story stuck with me and made me want to discuss it with others. (Which is why I ordered the hard copy immediately after finishing the audible so as to persuade friends and family to read it as well. Yes, it's that good. )
The Baker's Secret is a story for anybody. However, if you're in a place in your life where it seems that you're surviving without any real hope that anything will ever change, that help will never come, and that the only person you can count on is yourself, this is particularly the book for you. Hold on; help is really on the way.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-14-17
I loved it why do all good books have to end!
I loved the story and it's detailed description of people and the place they lived. The narration was great! Thank you for not reading a novel that takes place in france during the German occupation with an American or rather english speaking accent. The joy of hearing the narration with the many accents needed made it all the more real.
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- Sarah Miller
- 04-23-18
Luminous—for lovers of All the Light We Cannot See
Loved this audio book which unfolds gradually with depth and beauty in the midst of the horrors of WWII. The characters are so real, you feel as if you have known them all your life. In some ways this book reminded me of All the Light We Cannot See, not only because of the time and place (coastal France during the German occupation) but more so for the courageous individuals who refused to give up their humanity in the face of extreme inhumanity. Cassandra Campbell's narration is exceptional; her embodiment of each person keeps you enthralled. If you love slowly unfolding stories with rich characters, you will love The Baker's Secret. Luminous!
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- Stevon
- 03-21-18
different perspective on WWII
First time author for me.
Set in a village on the Normandy coast in France, it tells the story of one small village and how it fared in the war under the German occupation through the eyes of a young adult female. The people are desperate to be rescued by the Allies but not knowing if and/or when it might happen, sometimes even despairing that it would ever happen. Through it all they are all trying to survive in their own ways. Then they are caught right in the middle of the action on D Day.
The author lives in Vermont. One interesting aspect of his life is that he got a Master of Fine Art from the University of Iowa Writer's Workshop.
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- Re B.
- 10-04-17
What would you do to survive?
Imagine you live in a small village on the Normandy coast in June, 1944. What would you be willing to do to help your family and neighbors while everything is being taken by the occupying troops?
A fantastic story. Well written and performed.
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- vdillingham
- 06-24-17
Captivating
Couldn't stop listening. Beautiful story and wonderful reading! My mind's eye enjoyed every moment of this book.
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- Catherine
- 07-19-17
Great book from beginning to end!
Fantastic story! Wonderful writing brought the characters to life. The performance of the reader was great as well.
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- M. Ryder
- 09-20-17
A Good, Solid Listen!
WW II with the main focus on a small French village, and how its people were affected by the war. A unique outlook on it. Emotionally gripping, with some real hard to hear scenes. Kept me glued. As always, Cassondra Campbell did an extraordinary job of bringing all of the characters to life, and had distinct voices for each and every one of them.
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- CL
- 10-22-17
Hope in the midst
There are so many books about the war, yet this one is so hopeful. It's narrative is wonderful.
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