This book tells the story of Peggy's life in a small welsh village. From age 6 when she sought help from neglect by her mentally ill mother until her final day. Each section of her story is written from the point of view of another person in her life - friends, relatives, locals. Each chapter begins with a recipe which is signiciant for that part of her life. This sounds like a clunky explanation but it is a slightly different way of writing a book and I enjoyed it thoroughly.
Peggy is a complex character who is damaged by early years. Consequently her interactions with other characters are interesting and in some cases quite odd. She is a very interesting person and I really enjoyed looking at her life from other people's viewpoint.
I thought this was well written and very interesting. There is plenty of complexity of characters and some interesting plot twists.
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This book is sweet and delicious like the cakes it describes. I enjoyed reading this book as I liked the unusual way the author had crafted the story, using a recipe as the header for each chapter. The descriptions were good though all the food makes the reader hungry whilst reading it! I particularly liked how the each chapter has a different author, giving different views on the same person and it was an uniqie take on the story. The characters are interesting and as the book is set over many years, the little snippets of the period interlaced with the story to give a greater picture of the time and depth to the story. It was nice to see the interlinking connections between people in the community.
However, I found the story slow at times as some parts were more relevant than others.
Overall, it was a good book.