{"product_id":"baking-cakes-in-kigali-paperback","title":"Baking Cakes in Kigali - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGaile Parkin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"All the sun and magic of Africa are baked into Gaile Parkin's debut novel. . . . We peek into a warm and practical community as colorful as  the heroine's] dazzling confections.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis soaring novel introduces us to Angel Tungaraza: mother, cake baker, pillar of her community, keeper of secrets big and small. Angel's kitchen is an oasis in the heart of Rwanda, where visitors stop to order cakes but end up sharing their stories, transforming their lives, leaving with new hope. In this vibrant, powerful setting, unexpected things are beginning to happen: A most unusual wedding is planned, a heartbreaking mystery involving Angel's own family unravels, and extraordinary connections are made--as a chain of events unfolds that will change Angel's life and the lives of those around her in the most astonishing ways. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eBaking Cakes in Kigali\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Everyone needs a neighbor like Angel Tungaraza . . . whose warmth and coolheaded cleverness might remind some readers of Precious Ramotswe from the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Remarkable . . . a powerful, thought-provoking work . . . filled with heartbreak but also with hope.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eFort Worth Star-Telegram \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Sweet and satisfying . . . gently draws readers into the daily rhythms of African life . . . Compassion and wisdom light up each page.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eVentura County Star \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Will leave you feeling well satisfied.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eO: The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e (South Africa)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGaile Parkin was born and raised in Zambia and studied at universities in South Africa and England. She has lived in many different parts of Africa, including Rwanda, where \u003cb\u003eBaking Cakes in Kigali \u003c\/b\u003eis set. She spent two years in Rwanda as a VSO volunteer at the new university doing a wide range of work: teaching, mentoring, writing learning materials, working with the campus clinic to counsel students with HIV\/AIDS, and doing gender advocacy and empowerment work. Evenings and weekends, she counselled women and girls who were survivors. Many of the stories told by the characters in \u003cb\u003eBaking Cakes for Kigali\u003c\/b\u003e are based on or inspired by stories Parkin was told herself. She is currently a freelance consultant in the fields of education, gender, and HIV\/AIDS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 8.12 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 31, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758599340320,"sku":"9780385343442","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c086eb941540810be1d1e08641f0d036_072e78e4-d336-4baa-b46e-1b649fe7d1c9.webp?v=1780130185","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/baking-cakes-in-kigali-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}