City Baker's Guide to Country Living (Miller) - Book Reviews

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Sometimes novels about food, cooking and/or baking seem to me insubstantial, too full of pink frosting and improbable recipes. Not so with Louise Miller’s debut novel. This is heartier fare.... Livvy moves to Guthrie, Vermont, and takes a job at the Sugar Maple Inn. Here her life begins to shift towards deeper connections with the folks around her....[which] gave me many reasons to root for her, to hope against hope she would transform into a more fully realized human being.... All in all, a satisfying, dare I say—tasty read.  READ MORE.
Keddy Ann Outlaw - LitLovers


[E]ndearing.... Miller, a pastry chef herself, writes about food with vivid detail...[and]  excels at characterization.... Throughout, the novel’s empathetic spirit and unhurried pace allow it to grapple with grief, family, and belonging, while keeping the focus on Olivia’s difficult decisions.
Publishers Weekly


Mix in one part Diane Mott Davidson's delightful culinary adventures with several tablespoons of Jan Karon's country living and quirky characters, bake at 350 degrees for one rich and warm romance.... [A] lighthearted love story that's as homey as a slice of prized crumb apple pie. —Julia M. Reffner, North Chesterfield, VA
Library Journal


[Miller] initially succeeds in making these small-town concerns engaging with her witty writing. But...the book becomes treacly. A promising author who doesn't have the recipe quite right yet.
Kirkus Reviews