Whenever Ruth is stressed, she thinks about cake. Then she bakes a cake or two. Her family loves her cakes, but they are ready to see less of them. But Ruth has stress in her life with a child in college, a sullen 16-year-old and her mother living with them, so they have cake regularly. When her husband comes home from work one day with the news he's been let go by the new management of his hospital, how can it get worse? By getting a call from another hospital that her pianist, ne'er do well estranged father has fallen and broken both his wrists and needs to come live with her indefinitely. Her parents haven't been together since she was 2 years old, and her mother has never hidden her anger at the man from anyone. Cake may be what ends up saving Ruth and her family.
A sweet, light-hearted story. Ray also seems to have a theme about really listening to the people around you running through her stories. Good advice for most people and families. Interesting cake recipes included.
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