By Bread Alone by Sarah-Kate Lynch 1st Edition 1st Printing Like New HC/DJ

Love, loss, and the redemptive power of breadmaking are the irresistible ingredients in this warm, witty novel. In this funny and poignant novel, a handsome French baker looks like being the secret ingredient to refresh Esme's stale life. But is the recipe for happiness closer to home? But all is not well in the House in the Clouds. Pog's gorgeous, garrulous, glutinous wife, Esme, is not her usual self. Her attempts at avoiding what's really troubling her are affecting everyone in the family, including her irascible father-in-law Henry and the mad assortment of animals they keep acquiring. What can a desperate, devoted husband do, except wait for the mayhem to abate?