The Art of Baking Blind

 The Art of Baking Blind by Sarah Vaughan   406 pages

In 1966, Kathleen Eaden was the wife of a supermarket magnate and writer of a bestselling cookbook, The Art of Baking. This book was the cornerstone for many home bakers and now in current day Britain, five amateur bakers are competing to become the "New Mrs. Eaden" for the supermarket chain. As these contestants get to know each other, they also find that their secrets rise to the surface, making this more than a baking challenge.  Like Mrs. Eaden before them, they will learn that while perfection is sometimes possible in the kitchen, it's much harder in life.

I liked this book because there were multiple perspectives. You get the original Kathleen Eaden and you get several of the baking contestants, so the stories go back and forth until they converge. As a fan of The Great British Baking Show, I got a real kick out of this book and it was easy for me to imagine all of the different characters. There is a bittersweet tinge to Kathleen Eaden's storylines and some of the contestants also have less than happy lives. So, easy to get caught up in their stories along with the contest. Not an outstanding read, but a nice way to spend some time reading on a Sunday afternoon.