![]() ![]() ![]() Early on, the novel reads like a lighthearted redemption-through-baking tale with a few quirks: the starter seems to have moods of its own and the loaves’ crusts crack into facelike visages. When the brothers leave town, they eagerly bestow their sourdough starter on their “number one eater,” and though Lois is hapless in the kitchen, she soon masters baking so well her loaves catch the attention of her employer’s in-house chef and, eventually, an elite invite-only farmers market in Alameda. The place is peculiar-it’s delivery-only, and the two brothers who own it are vague about their background (“Mazg,” they say)-but the food is amazing, especially the sourdough bread. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, 2012), works at a San Francisco robotics firm, where long hours move her to regularly order in from a sandwich shop. Lois, the narrator of Sloan’s second novel ( Mr. A listless coder discovers inspiration-and some unusual corners of the Bay Area-via a batch of sourdough starter. ![]()
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