The Bake-Off
Beth Kendrick
Language: English
Pages: 336
ISBN: 0451233107
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
"Exceptionally entertaining and wonderfully original" (Chicago Tribune), Beth Kendrick delivers a funny story about family, self- discovery, and the pursuit of the perfect pie crust.
Suburban soccer mom Amy has always wanted to stand out from the crowd. Former child prodigy Linnie just wants to fit in. The two sisters have been estranged for years, but thanks to a series of personal crises and their wily grandmother, they've teamed up to enter a national bake-off in the hopes of winning some serious cash. Armed with the top-secret recipe for Grammy's apple pie, they should be unstoppable. Sure, neither one of them has ever baked anything more complicated than brownie mix, but it's just pie-how hard could it be?
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bracing breath and said, “Okay. I’m in.” A few minutes later, Brandon wandered into the family room, munching a scorched cookie. “Who was that?” he asked, nodding toward the phone. “Grammy Syl.” “What’d she have to say?” “Pour yourself a glass of wine and prepare to have your mind blown.” A slow, stunned smile spread across Amy’s face. “The time has come to invest in a rolling pin.” The next day at noon, as she drove the four miles from the dental office to the day care to take
brightened. “Sounds like good news.” “Great news,” her father corrected. “Listen, is there any chance you might be able to take a few days of vacation time in May?” Amy did a quick flip-through of her mental daily planner. “I’m sure we can work something out. What’s up? Are you coming up for a visit?” “Actually, we were hoping you might be able to come down here,” her mother said. “Rhodes is going for his UDX.” Amy turned her car into the day-care center parking lot. “UDX?” “It’s the canine
equivalent of a PhD.” Her father made no effort to conceal his pride. “Only the best and the brightest make it through the testing process.” “And most of the dogs that do pass are herding and working breeds: Border collies, German shepherds,” her mother added. “Terriers aren’t generally considered good candidates.” “But Rhodes is one in a million,” Dad said. “One in a billion.” Her mother laughed. “Moving down here to train with Shawna was absolutely the right decision.” After Rhodes had
pretenses.” “My goodness.” Grammy rewarded this outraged performance with a smattering of applause. “You certainly can emote, darling.” “I know you mean well, Grammy, but there’s no way. Linnie and I are like oil and water. Fire and gasoline.” Amy glowered as she came up with a more fitting analogy. “The cat and the canary.” “I’m right here,” came a familiar voice from the kitchen. “I can hear you.” Amy found herself face-to-face with her younger sister for the first time in years. Linnie was
know, dearest, I don’t believe he did. Just call down to the front desk, and they’ll connect you.” “They’re not going to put some random guest through to the owner of the hotel chain.” “Call them,” Grammy commanded. Linnie closed the door and did as she was told. “Hi. This is Linnie Bialek in room twenty-six twenty-eight. Is there any way you could get me in touch with Mr. McMillan?” She waited for the operator to explain that Cam was in a meeting or to “accidentally” drop the call. “Your