oven mitts & potholders
baking cakes in kigali
once in a great while a debut novelist comes along who dazzles us with rare eloquence and humanity who takes us to bold new places and into previously unimaginable lives . gaile parkin is just such a talent and baking cakes in kilgali is just such a novel . this gloriously written tale set in modern day rwanda introduces one of the most singular and engaging characters in recent fiction angel tungaraza mother cake baker keeper of secrets a woman living on the edge of chaos finding ways to transform lives weave magic and create hope amid the madness swirling all around her . br in kigali angel runs a bustling business baking cakes for all occasions cakes filled with vibrant color buttery richness and most of all a sense of hope only angel can deliver ... a cia agents wife seeks the perfect holiday cake but walks away with something far sweeter ... a former boy soldier orders an engagement cake then between sips of tea shares an enthralling story ... weary human rights workers ... lovesick limo drivers . amid this cacophony of native tongues love affairs and confessions angels kitchen is an oasis where people tell their secrets where hope abounds and help awaits . br in this unlikely place in the heart of rwanda unexpected things are beginning to happen a most unusual wedding is planned ... a heartbreaking mystery involving angels own family unravels ... and extraordinary connections are being made among the men and women who have tasted angels beautiful cakes ... as a chain of events unfolds that will change angels life and the lives of those around her in the most astonishing ways .