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Loading... Confections of a Closet Master Baker: One Woman's Sweet Journey from Unhappy Hollywood Executive to Contented Country Baker (edition 2009)by Gesine Bullock-Prado
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. The author is the sister of actor Sandra Bullock and managed Sandra's production company in Hollywood until she could no longer tolerate the Hollywood environment. While she was still working in Hollywood she vented her frustrations by baking. Eventually she and her husband moved to Vermont and opened a bakery. This memoir is about that experience, both the running of the bakery and the people who frequent it. The story is interesting though sometimes she comes off rather whiney. She clearly loved her mother, a German opera star and accomplished baker, and in part this is a tribute to her. The book includes many alluring receipes. ( ) Lovely story. Made me reminiscent of my time in Germany and many of the baked goods available there as well. Also excited to try the recipes provided. I liked the way the book was written. Gesine takes the reader through an average day in a baker with each chapter representing a different time and the meaning it has for both her and her life progression to baker. no reviews | add a review
"A former Hollywood insider chucks it all to become a master baker in this hilarious, poignant morsel of a memoir. As head of her celebrity sister's production company, Gesine Bullock-Prado had a closet full of designer clothes and the ear of all the influential movie studio heads. But she was miserable. The only solace she found was in her secret passion: baking..."--Dust jacket. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)641.815Technology Home and family management Food And Drink Cooking Specific Dishes Cooking side dishes, sauces, garnishes Bread and bread-like foodsLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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