{"product_id":"the-bakers-daughter-paperback","title":"The Baker's Daughter - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSarah McCoy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, two women in different eras face similar life-altering decisions, \u003cb\u003ethe politics of exclusion, the terrible choices we face in wartime, and the redemptive power of love.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1945, Elsie Schmidt is a naive teenager, as eager for her first sip of champagne as she is for her first kiss. She and her family have been protected from the worst of the terror and desperation overtaking her country by a high-ranking Nazi who wishes to marry her. So when an escaped Jewish boy arrives on Elsie's doorstep on Christmas Eve, Elsie understands that opening the door would put all she loves in danger. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSixty years later, in El Paso, Texas, Reba Adams is trying to file a feel-good Christmas piece for the local magazine, and she sits down with the owner of Elsie's German Bakery for what she expects will be an easy interview. But Reba finds herself returning to the bakery again and again, anxious to find the heart of the story--a story that resonates with her own turbulent past. For Elsie, Reba's questions are a stinging reminder of that last bleak year of World War II. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the two women's lives become intertwined, both are forced to confront the uncomfortable truths of the past and seek out the courage to forgive.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSARAH MCCOY\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the novel \u003ci\u003eThe Time It Snowed in Puerto Rico. \u003c\/i\u003eShe has taught at Old Dominion University and at the University of Texas at El Paso. The daughter of an Army officer, McCoy spent her childhood in Germany. She currently lives with her husband in El Paso, Texas. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVisit her at SarahMcCoy.com\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.96 x 8.03 x 5.27 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 14, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754175365408,"sku":"9780307460196","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cb8b0b9b28afdbbf3e1cbd9571ba57e0.webp?v=1780035032","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-bakers-daughter-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}