The Bakery of Happiness
Author: Ian Beck
Publisher:Barrington Stoke
ISBN:978-1-78112-878-7
Pages: 70
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes
As many novels from this publisher are based in the UK, it is good to find Ian Beck has transported readers to his bakery in France with Paul du Pain (amusing to know his name means bread in French), a baker and Marie, the bakers assistant who serves the customers and processes the sale with a song and a smile every day.
The bakery is in a dingy area of Paris and Paul dreams one day of asking Marie to the cinema on a date, yet even as a baker, he can scarcely afford to despite there being so many customers wanting his bread. The flip side of this is Marie hopes he will ask her out on a date, but in the meantime, one day Marie is serving a gentleman and he asks her if she will become a singer at the local opera house after hearing her sing in the bakery, and how could she refuse?
It's no surprise that Marie makes it as an opera singer and as a result, leaves the bakery, which in turn leaves Paul unhappy, and with a new assistant, The Bakery of Happiness becomes more like the Bakery of Sadness as not as many customers want to come now Marie has gone.
As a Little Gem, this lives up to its title, it is an endearing story of two people and a business that could thrive it Marie returned, but how could she do that when she already has such a great career? Ian Beck's novel is an essential read for those chilly nights in.
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