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Jun 09, 2023marthajack rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Enjoyed this enough to recommend it to many friends!
Dec 08, 2020wildchildgardens rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Patronizing and bland.
Jun 08, 2017CRRL_VirginiaJ rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A story with sweetness and nuttiness baked right in. Angel makes the hard years after Rwanda's genocide easier to bear by creating amazing celebratory cakes, which seem to prove that there is still much worth celebrating. But Angel, who…
Nov 20, 2016ctkvlk rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Loved this book--it reminded me of The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency--a slow, sweet pace with a great feel for the culture. Charming, sweet but enough true-life grit to keep it from being saccharine--it's anything but. Would love to hear…
Jul 11, 2014sfogs rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A great story!!! I LOVED the Cakes!!!!!
May 31, 2013WVMLStaffPicks rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This story about life in post-genocide Rwanda is both highly informative and wonderfully engaging. The heroine creates fabulous, colourful cakes, counsels friends, matchmakes, and problem-solves—all with intelligence and a light spirit,…
May 16, 2013vwruleschick rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Lovely African cake tales woven together like the colorful fabrics these ladies wear. Centered around Angel, who is this artistic cake baker in her part of town, where she is a business woman but tries to keep a balanced life with her…
May 05, 2012dontbugmeimreading rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This novel takes place in Kigali, Rwanda, after the genocide when the survivors and international volunteers are trying to put the country back together again. Angel, who lives with her husband and 5 grandchildren in an apartment complex…