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How to Eat a Cupcake:

A Novel
Front Cover
34 Reviews
HarperCollins, Mar 13, 2012 - Fiction - 320 pages

“An irresistible blend of sweet and tart, this book is truly a treat to be savored.”
—Beth Kendrick, author of The Bake Off and Second Time Around

“A sparkling, witty story about an unlikely, yet redemptive, friendship….Grab one of these for your best friend and read it together—preferably with a plate of Meyer Lemon cupcakes nearby.”
—Katie Crouch, bestselling author of Girls in Trucks and Men and Dogs

Author Meg Donohue has cooked up an absolutely scrumptious debut novel, How to Eat a Cupcake, that explores what happens when two childhood friends, Annie and Julia, reconnect as adults and decide to open a cupcakery. But success in their new baking business venture will depend upon their overcoming old betrayals, first loves, and an unexpected and quite dangerous threat. Donohue's How to Eat a Cupcake is contemporary women's fiction at its smartest, sweetest, and most satisfying, joining the ranks of The Recipe Club, The School for Essential Ingredients, and Joanne Harris's classic Chocolat by proving once again that fiction and food make an unbeatable combination.

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With humor, with compassion, with insight. - Goodreads
No recipes here unfortunately (sigh). - Goodreads
It was not due to the writing but more the characters. - Goodreads

Review: How to Eat a Cupcake

User Review  - (Lonestarlibrarian) Keddy Ann Outlaw - Goodreads

A quick read, picked up on impulse at the library, versus reading a review or being a fan of a particular author, which is how I usually select titles. This was a first novel. Bit of a fluff actor ... Read full review

Review: How to Eat a Cupcake

User Review  - Marathon County Public Library - Goodreads

Annie Quintana is a talented but underpaid baker in San Francisco and the daughter of the wealthy St. Clair family's former housekeeper. When Julia, the prodigal St. Clair daughter and Annie's ... Read full review

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About the author (2012)

Meg Donohue is the author of How to Eat a Cupcake. She has an MFA in creative writing from Columbia University and a BA in comparative literature from Dartmouth College. Born and raised in Philadelphia, she now lives in San Francisco with her husband, their two young daughters, and their dog.

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