Stones for Bread

<p><i>Asolitary artisan. A legacy of bread-baking. And one secret that could collapseher entire identity.</i></p><p>Liesl McNamara's lifecan be described in one word: bread. From her earliest memory her mother andgrandmother passed down the mystery of baking and the importance of thisdeceptively simple food. And now as the owner of Wild Rise bake house Liesl spendsevery day up to her elbows in dough nourishing and perfecting her craft.</p><p>But the simple life shehas cultivated is becoming quite complicated. Her head baker brings histroubled grandson into the bakeshop as an apprentice. Her waitress submits Liesl'srecipes to a popular cable cooking show. And the man who delivers her flour-a singlefather with strange culinary habits-seems determined to win Liesl's affection.</p><p>When Wild Rise isfeatured on television her quiet existence appears a thing of the past. Andthen a phone call from a woman claiming to be her half-sister forces Liesl to confrontlong-hidden secrets in her family's past. With her precious heritage crumbling aroundher the baker must make a choice: allow herself to be buried in detachment andremorse or take a leap of faith into a new life.</p><p>Filled with bothspiritual and literal nourishment <i>Stones for Bread </i>provides a feast forthe senses from award-winning author Christa Parrish.</p>