Tuesday, May 2, 2017

The Baker's Secret by Stephen P. Kiernan


THE BAKER’S SECRET takes us to a small village in Normandy during WWII.   We follow Emma, her family, and the village as they live under the restraints of German occupation.  The village citizens work together to stay alive and to help each other.

Emma is a very strong female character that you can't help but sympathize with and fall in love with.  She is someone you would love to have had in your village during WWII.

Emma's strength and subtle resistance to the Germans was amazing.  Emma knew how to be subversive and still stay alive.
 
Emma's role in helping to save the residents of her town was to follow the Kommandant's order to bake bread for him and his men every day.  


Emma had a secret about baking this bread.  She would sneak in two extra loaves to share with the townspeople by stretching the number of required loaves by two.

THE BAKER'S SECRET shows the unity the Europeans had to have in order to survive.

The characters were authentic, and you will become immersed in their lives and suffer with them as well as silently cheer with them when the courage they share turns into a triumph.

I thoroughly enjoyed THE BAKER'S SECRET.  The writing is marvelous and detailed.  The book is one you won't want to put down. 


If you read only one book this year, make it THE BAKER'S SECRET.   

THE BAKER'S SECRET is a wonderful testimony and tribute to the people who lived through and survived WWII.  5/5

This book was given to me free of charge and without compensation by the publisher in return for an honest review.


16 comments:

  1. Sounds very good and one I will put on my wish list to read.

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    1. I hope you like it as much as I did.

      Emma is a marvelous character and made the book come alive.

      Thanks for stopping, Kathryn.

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  2. I'm so glad to see this is good because I just won a set of books for my book club!

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    1. Loved the book.

      I know you and your book club will love it too.

      Thanks for stopping, Kathy.

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  3. I so want to read this book!! And your high recommendation makes me want to read it sooner than my schedule permits.:-)

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    1. You will LOVE it, Laura.

      ENJOY when you get to it.

      Thanks for stopping.

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    1. Oh...I sure hope you do get to read it.

      It was marvelous.

      Thanks for stopping, Mystica.

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  5. Really looking forward to reading this one. I'm currently listening to The Plum Tree which also follows a young girl during WWII, so I may have to wait just a bit so as not to get too overloaded with this subject. I've really enjoyed both of Kiernan's previous books, sounds like this one is going to be great too!

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    1. This was the first book I read by him. I need to check into his others.

      The Plum Tree sounds good. This wasn't too bad with awful things happening like some WWII books.

      The main character simply made it so good.

      Thanks for stopping, OnDBookshelf.

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  6. You make it sound fabulous so it's going on my wish list. Great review!

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    1. It was FABULOUS, Mary.

      LOVED it.

      I know you will enjoy the book.

      Thanks for stopping, Mary.

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  7. This sounds like an excellent book, Elizabeth. Terrific review!

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    1. Thanks, Suko. So nice of you.

      Thanks for stopping.

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  8. I've seen this one around and really want to read it!

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    1. Oh...I hope you get to read it.

      Absolutely wonderful book.

      Thanks for stopping, Susan.

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