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Eat Cakeby Jeanne Ray
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Ruth loves to bake cakes. When she is alone, she dreams up variations on recipes. When she meditates, she imagines herself in the warm, comforting center of a gigantic bundt cake. If there is a crisis, she bakes a cake; if there is a reason to celebrate, she bakes a cake. Ruth sees it as an outward manifestation of an inner need to nurture her family—which is a good thing, because all of a sudden that family is rapidly expanding. First, her mother moves in after robbers kick in her front door in broad daylight. Then Ruth’s father, a lounge singer, who she’s seen only occasionally throughout her life, shatters both wrists and, having nowhere else to go, moves in, too. Her mother and father just happen to hate each other with a deep and poisonous emotion reserved only for life-long enemies. Oh, yes indeed! Add to this mix two teenagers, a gainfully employed husband who is suddenly without a job, and a physical therapist with the instincts of a Cheryl Richardson and you’ve got a delightful and amusing concoction that comes with its own delicious icing. One of Jeanne Ray’s specialties is giving us believable, totally likable characters, engaged in the large and small dramas and amusements of life. Eat Cake is whimsical, warm, and satisfying. Eat Cake is Jeanne Ray at her best. Pull up a chair and eat cake! Synopsis:Ruth loves to bake cakes. As "Eat Cake" begins, Ruth's husband has lost his job, her elderly mother has just come to live with them, and her smart-alec daughter won't keep the misery of adolescence to herself. It's funny and witty and wise and warm, with unforgettable characters. Synopsis:Ruth loves to bake cakes. For any occasion, at any time of the day or night, Ruth will pull out flour, eggs, and richly-scented vanilla extract and set to work on a delicious concoction. As Eat Cake begins, Ruth's husband, a successful hospital administrator, has just lost his job in a merger; her elderly mother has just come to live with them after a frightening break-in; her smart-alec daughter is failing to keep the misery of adolescence to herself; and Ruth's lounge-singer father, long estranged from her mother, turns up at the door with shattered wrists and no place else to go. In the past, whenever life got to be too much, Ruth would imagine herself in the warm, comforting center of a gigantic Bundt cake. Now, with her family more out of control than ever, she imagines a far more practical way in which cake just might save the day. Eat Cake is rich with all of Jeanne Ray's hallmark gifts. It's funny and witty and wise and warm, with unforgettable characters, real family problems, and a fast-paced, upbeat story. Readers will eat it up! About the AuthorJeanne Ray works as a registered nurse at the First Clinic in Nashville, Tennessee. She is married and has two daughters. Together, she and her husband have ten grandchildren. Jeanne is the bestselling author of Julie and Romeo and Step-Ball-Change. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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