Five women meet regularly for coffee while their children are at school. But something bad happens - Evelyn's baby goes missing and Evelyn herself is in pyschiatric hospital unable, or unwilling, to say where baby Amy is.For the remaining members of the group, Amy's disappearance triggers change. Unable to understand Evelyn's illness and unwillingness to help find Amy, each woman begins to reevaluate her own life. Plump Joanna decides she needs to lose weight, but all she wants to do is eat cake. Wendy has a secret she desperately wants to escape. Claire is trying to recapture her artistic talent. Susan wants to reclaim lost time. Overshadowing all, is Evelyn. She doesn't say what she wants. But doesn't she want her baby back? Dying for Cake is a journey for understanding and for personal identity. The many faces of motherhood, of friendship and of truth are explored warmly, drawing the reader in to the complex lives of the characters. Dying for Cake is the first novel for Louise Limerick, a Brisbane-born mother and author. A heart-wrenching read. Dying for Cake, by Louise Limerick
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