And so she concocted a plan: she would begin a newer, happier life, filled with fewer magistrates and more macaroons. But she found comfort in jams and solace in pies, and what began as a distraction from grief became a way of building a life outside grief, a way of surviving, and making sense of her life without her mum.
She came home from her job as a criminal barrister miserable and tired, and baked soda bread, pizza, and chocolate banana cake. She was trying to impress the man who would later become her husband.Īfterwards, grief pushed Olivia into the kitchen.
Buy this book from .uk to support The Reading Agency and local bookshops at no additional cost to you.Īt the moment her mother died, Olivia Potts was baking a cake, badly.
