From debut author Jennifer Gold comes a delicious novel about the
sweet and sour ingredients of life and love.
Elle, an accomplished baker, has a recipe for every event in her life.
But when she discovers her husband's infidelity, she doesn't know what
to make of it. Jam, maybe? Definitely jam.
Fed up with the stale crumbs of her marriage, Elle revisits past recipes
and the events that inspired them. A recipe for scones reminds her of
her father's death, cinnamon rolls signify the problematic courtship
with her husband, and a batch of chocolate cookies casts Elle in a
less-than-flattering light. Looking back, Elle soon realizes that some
ingredients were missing all along.
After confronting her husband, Elle indulges her sweet tooth in other
ways, including a rebound that just leaves her more confused. As secrets
from the past collide with the conflicts of the present, Elle struggles
to manage her bakery business and maintain the relationships most
important to her. In piecing her life back together, will Elle learn to
take the bitter with the sweet?