Win a FREE advance reading copy of
FRIENDSHIP BREAD by Darien Gee!
For fans of Kristin Hannah and Kate Jacobs, Darien Gee’s deeply felt and utterly charming novel follows two estranged sisters, three newfound friends, and—ultimately—a whole town brought together by a simple loaf of Amish Friendship Bread.
In Avalon, Illinois, a woman and her young daughter return home to find a plate of Amish Friendship Bread along with a bag of starter on their doorstep. There’s no note, just a yellow sticky with the words, “I hope you enjoy it.” The instructions tell them to feed the starter over a ten-day period, then bake two loaves and share the remaining starter with three other people.
At the insistence of her five-year old daughter, Julia Evarts reluctantly follows the instructions. Soon, the bread and its starter are making their way through the town of Avalon, touching the lives of its residents in ways both comical and unexpected. Julia befriends Madeline Davis, 74, owner and proprietor of Madeline’s Tea Salon and Antiques who harbors a secret of her own, and Hannah de Brisay, 28, a concert cellist who relocates to Avalon after the premature end of her career and marriage.
Julia’s sister, Livvy, is struggling with her own loneliness as she and her husband, Tom, try for a child of their own. Julia’s husband, Mark, is tired of the sadness that seems to have taken over their lives for the past five years. As the town of Avalon becomes overrun with the Amish Friendship Bread starter, a kernel of a story presents itself and activist and reporter Edie is quick to jump on it, even if it means pointing a finger at Julia as the instigator and dividing the small community that they live in.
When a neighboring town is devastated by high floods, Julia and her friends supply loaves of the bread to the residents and volunteers. As word spreads, so does help. Soon the entire town of Avalon is doing their part to aid their neighbors in need as they put their differences aside. Friendship Bread is a captivating, engaging novel about life and loss, friendship and community, and what endures even when the unthinkable happens.
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Awesome! I’d love to read it and write a review on my blog! It looks Tasty! :0
Would love to read this! Thanks for the chance.
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Hope to win!!!
~Sarah beth~~
I’m an avid book reader and collector. This book sounds wonderful!
Please send me a copy of Friendship Bread : )
I love this bread and would love to read a book about it!!
Would love to review it!
This sounds like an awesome book! I love Friendship Bread!
I am ready for a good family saga – Friendship Bread by Kate Jacobs, one of my favorite authors, sounds just right!
I am ready for a good family saga – Friendship Bread sounds just right!
Love Ms Jacobs books. Can’t wait to read the new one.
What a lovely book-I love the idea of leaving a loaf of bread with a note on someone’s doorstep.
I would love to win a copy so that I may put it on my website.
Eileen
This looks good and I’d spread the word on my blog and on goodreads.
Something new for me but I think it might be fun.
Darien Gee’s “Friendship Bread” is a book I’d love to read and review for my blog. It looks yummy!
Coudl be a book club pick.
I have read all of Darien’s Books aka:Mia King and have enjoyed each of them and their down home readability and connection to her readers. I would love to have an advanced copy of “Friendship Bread” to review and promote on my blog as well as tell all my friends at Willowing and Friends.
I would love to read Friendship Bread. I have even started a batch of friendship bread starter.N
I was a huge fan of her other book “Scent of Rain & Lightning” & shared that with all my my friends & fans at Borders. Also, would love to feature it on my page at the Junk Gypsy website as it would certainly be the kind of book those crazy Junk Gypsies would love to read. I would love to share & promote it. Thanks…
What a gorgeous-sounding book! I’d love to read and review it.
I work at the last general independent bookstore in Atlanta,
and this looks like a book a number of our regular customers
would love.
looking forward to reading anything celebrating women’s friendships. thank you! good luck with the book!
I would Love to read Mia’s book. it sounds awesome!
I would love to win a free copy of your latest book to go with my autographed copy of Sweet Life!
Just reading the blurb on this books makes me chuckle. Many years ago I was making and sharing this started. We had Amish bread coming out of our ears. Please include me Susieqtpies Scraps of Life sent me!
This sounds like a fabulous book – it’s great to read a story about kindness. Thanks for the giveaway.
Friendship Bread sounds like a delightful book. Would love to win a free copy and perhaps pass it on to my book group!
I would love to read and review this!
Friendship Bread sounds like a great read; looking forward to adding it to my book collection.
I would love to win a copy. When does the contest end?
I received a copy of this book a few weeks ago and was delighted to find it was a great book. Much more substance than I expected.
If you don’t receive it here, go buy it!
This sounds like a wonderful book. Would love to read it!
I’d love to win this book to review on my book review site!