Bread Alone is about a woman, Wynter, who is going through a divorce from her executive advertising husband. Their marriage started out as one of mutual support and understanding and turned into one where she was erased in his glamorous career. When he tells her that they need to separate for a time, she honestly believes that he is simply going through a difficult time and waits for him to make the decision to take her back, despite all evidence that he is having an affair with a co-worker. The journey that Wynter must go through to discover her true passion (baking bread) makes up the plot of the novel and allows the reader to discover her own self and passions through Wynter’s struggles.
I liked the book quite a bit. I thought it was very well written and presented the reader with an interesting take of the tolls of divorce and the processes that one must go through to redefine herself after essentially being erased in a marriage that is about supporting the husband. Only through discovering her art was Wynter able to have something for herself worth standing up for and avoid making a similar mistake with a different man.
Recommended for all readers.
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