The Ingredients of Us, Jennifer Gold
The Ingredients of Us, Jennifer Gold
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The Ingredients of Us

Author: Jennifer Gold

Narrator: Carly Robins

Unabridged: 7 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Published: 07/01/2019

Categories: Fiction, Family Life, Women


Synopsis

From debut author Jennifer Gold comes a delicious novel about the sweet and sour ingredients of life and love.Elle, an accomplished baker, has a recipe for every event in her life. But when she discovers her husband’s infidelity, she doesn’t know what to make of it. Jam, maybe? Definitely jam.Fed up with the stale crumbs of her marriage, Elle revisits past recipes and the events that inspired them. A recipe for scones reminds her of her father’s death, cinnamon rolls signify the problematic courtship with her husband, and a batch of chocolate cookies casts Elle in a less-than-flattering light. Looking back, Elle soon realizes that some ingredients were missing all along.After confronting her husband, Elle indulges her sweet tooth in other ways, including a rebound that just leaves her more confused. As secrets from the past collide with the conflicts of the present, Elle struggles to manage her bakery business and maintain the relationships most important to her. In piecing her life back together, will Elle learn to take the bitter with the sweet?

About Jennifer Gold

Jennifer Gold believes love is sweet and life is messy, which is probably why she has a passion for writing about the relationships of career-focused women. When she’s not writing books, Gold spends time with her witty husband, sassy horse, and two snuggly cats. Gold holds a master’s degree in writing and lives in Washington State. You can find out more at http://jennifergoldauthor.com.


Reviews

What a wonderful debut novel by Jennifer Gold! The story caught my attention from the beginning and her writing flowed beautifully from page to page. This is the story of Elle and Tom's marriage. Elle owns a bakery shop with her best friend. She has recently discovered her husband of almost nine year......more

All the ingredients of a sweet read! 🧁 🧁 🧁 🧁 Elle is a well-known baker, and all her best memories are tied to food. We meet her as she finds out her husband is cheating, which understandably rocks her world. Elle can look at a recipe for scones and connect it to a memory about her father’s death. S......more

2.5 stars If you enjoy novels centred around daily life where the plot is relatively 'normal' and doesn't really go anywhere aside from exploring a specific topic or event, check this one out. I know that description may not make this story sound appealing but I do know that there are readers out the......more

Goodreads review by Amy

I think we’ve all read books where a woman discovers her husband has been unfaithful but Gold was able to put her own spin on the premise with this one. This jumps from the time period after Elle discovers his betrayal to when they first met and also the years in between. The chapters are fairly sho......more