{"product_id":"hot-cross-buns-sarah-porter-9780988256705","title":"Hot Cross Buns: A First Novel","description":"Recently widowed Ellen Kirkpatrick, the heart and soul of \"Hot Cross Buns,\" has chucked her job as a high school counselor to follow her deepest passion - pastries - opening a spectacularly successful coffee shop and bakery in Spokane's tony South Hill neighborhood. Attracting a noteworthy group of customers, the unique characters in \"Hot Cross Buns\" are deeply rich and delicious - Molly, Ellen's resolute, Jesuit-inspired-to save-the world daughter; Liam, a captivating Notre Dame and Harvard-educated lawyer; Jack, an emotionally-iced physician who, despite his best efforts, defrosts at the mere thought of Ellen; Lou, Ellen's forthright, relationship-meddling BFF; Father Joe, Liam's mentor turned friend at Notre Dame University struggling with professional and personal demons; Clare, at the heart of the aforementioned struggle; Lillian Johnson, the shrewd octogenarian who's learned a bit about love over the years; and many other compelling characters. Swept up in a stunning story of complex relationships, readers will travel from Spokane to Chicago and Los Angeles, ultimately rewarded with a charming surprise ending as the capricious fates work their magic on this treasured collection of friends and family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah Porter, Judy Rogers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0988256703\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780988256705\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hot Cross Buns\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/22\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.24w x 0.71d","brand":"Sarah Porter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44584319025407,"sku":"9780988256705","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_af9f5612-6758-4c1c-b579-15efbf8e2cb3.jpg?v=1701886442","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hot-cross-buns-sarah-porter-9780988256705","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}