A Half Baked Idea

Winner of the Fortnum & Mason's Debut Food Book Award

Olivia Potts

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A moving, heartwarming and exquisitely funny memoir about one woman's journey from criminal barrister to pâtissière

Olivia Potts' mother died when she just twenty-five. Stricken with grief, she did something life changing and rather ridiculous: she gave up a high-flying legal career to study at the notoriously difficult Le Cordon Bleu, despite not being able to cook. No one ever told Olivia you couldn't bake your way to happiness - but could you?

Published: 29 September 2020
ISBN: 9780241380468
Imprint: Penguin General UK
Format: Paperback
Pages: 368
RRP: $26.00

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Praise for A Half Baked Idea

A heart-wrenching yet humorous portrayal of grief, an inspirational tale of changing careers, and a feel good love story
Vogue

This is a book of courage, consolation and more custard than you can shake a whisk at
The Times

A love story, with sadness, humour and tension. Uplifting
Prue Leith, Spectator

An utterly beautiful, moving, bittersweet book on love and loss
Dolly Alderton

I cannot express how much I adored this book. Olivia Potts has delivered a tender and beautifully written tour-de-force on the four tenets of the human experience; love, grief, hope and cake. An absolute triumph
The Secret Barrister