{"product_id":"books-the-confectioner-s-tale-by-laura-madeleine","title":"The Confectioner's Tale","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA delightful, delicious must-read. --Nina George, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Little Paris Bookshop\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sensual tale, set in Paris, of love against all odds, family secrets, and the art of confectionery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the famous Patisserie Clermont, a chance encounter with the owner's daughter has given one young man a glimpse into a life he never knew existed: of sweet cream and melted chocolate, golden caramel and powdered sugar, of pastry light as air. But it is not just the art of confectionery that holds him captive, and soon a forbidden love affair begins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlmost eighty years later, an academic discovers a hidden photograph of her grandfather as a young man with two people she has never seen before. Scrawled on the back of the picture are the words Forgive me. Unable to resist the mystery behind it, she begins to unravel the story of two star-crossed lovers and one irrevocable betrayal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA literary mystery and love story, \u003ci\u003eThe Confectioner's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e is as pleasurable as the finest French patisserie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her fast-paced, deliciously addictive debut novel, Laura Madeleine throws the reader directly into 1910 Paris. You can feel the grittiness of Montmartre, see the Left Bank streets, and smell the sugar in the patisseries. Featuring romance, family secrets, and a well-executed dual narrative, \u003ci\u003eThe Confectioner's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e is as transportive a book as you can read. --Michelle Gable, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e A Paris Apartment\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53506960195857,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781250137418.jpg?v=1778118971","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-the-confectioner-s-tale-by-laura-madeleine","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}