Staff Picks: The Bittersweet Bakery Café – Catherine Greer

Audrey Sweetman is an aging professional trying to stay relevant in a world where men become wise and women became wasted. Audrey has sacrificed a lot to be where she is, and though an acclaimed employee and an accomplished wife, Audrey is constantly overlooked by the men in her life for younger and more socially acceptable women.  After a quitting her job and initiating the start of a messy divorce, Audrey finds herself back in Whitehaven Bay, a small beachside town from her youth. With the help of a few local misfits, for the first time in decades Audrey decides to put her dreams first but realises that it might not be as easy as it seems. Having to overcome financial disaster and a society that undervalues aging women, Audrey uses her baking skills to create treats that tell the bitter truth. But not everyone is sweet on her idea and Audrey is forced to face the reality that her baked goods might leave behind a sour taste.

The Bittersweet Bakery Café by Catherine Greer is a feel-good read that discusses the trials and tribulations that aging woman face in a light-hearted and thought-provoking way. With engaging characters and a page-turning plot, this story will be one you think about long after you’ve put it down.  

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