A Long Line of Cakes

Written by Deborah Wiles

Part of the An Aurora County Novel series

A traveling baker's daughter vows not to get attached, but fate and friendship challenge her resolve.

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288 pages· 50,669 words· Est. 7 hour read· 730L

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Bookroo's summary

Emma Lane Cake, part of a nomadic baking family, arrives in Aurora County determined not to form attachments. With her father's constant moves, why bother? Yet, as she meets Ruby Lavender, Emma faces unexpected challenges in keeping her heart guarded. Will she learn that some friendships are worth the risk, even if it means facing the pain of leaving? Discover how Emma navigates the delicate balance between staying detached and embracing the bonds that could change her life forever.

From the publisher

Two-time National Book Award finalist Deborah Wiles introduces us to the Cakes, a family of traveling bakers, who’ve just arrived in Wiles’s legendary Aurora County, Mississippi.Emma Lane Cake has five brothers, four dogs, and a family that can’t stay put. The Cake family travels from place to place, setting up bakeries in communities that need them. Then, just when Emma feels settled in with new friends . . . they move again.Now the Cakes have come to Aurora County, and Emma has vowed that this time she is NOT going to get attached to ANYONE or ANYTHING. Why bother, if her father’s only going to uproot her again?But fate has different plans. And so does Ruby Lavender, who is going to show Emma Lane Cake a thing or two about making friendship last.

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