• The Union Street Bakery

  • Union Street Bakery Series, Book 1
  • By: Mary Ellen Taylor
  • Narrated by: Susan Boyce
  • Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (1,487 ratings)

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The Union Street Bakery

By: Mary Ellen Taylor
Narrated by: Susan Boyce
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Daisy McCrae's life is in tatters. She's lost her job, broken up with her boyfriend, and has been reduced to living in the attic above her family's store, the Union Street Bakery, while learning the business. Making things worse is the constant feeling of not being a "real" McCrae, since she was adopted as a child and has a less-than-perfect relationship with her two sisters. Then a long-standing elderly customer passes away, and for some reason she bequeaths to Daisy a journal dating back to the 1850s, written by a slave girl named Susie. As she reads, Daisy learns more about her family - and her own heritage - than she had ever imagined. Haunted by dreams of the young Susie, she is compelled to look further into the past of the town and her family.

©2013 Mary Burton (P)2014 Tantor

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A history lesson

A bit more than what I call a "fluff" read. I listened to the audio while sewing and thoroughly enjoyed the bits history included in this story.

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Great story

Loved listing to this novel and the interesting characters and the theme was very captivity.

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A tasty bite of history!

It made me hungry for baked goods and history! I enjoyed this audio very much!

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An Unexpected Pleasure

I bought this title expecting it to be a cute cozy mystery that would help me fall asleep. Instead I was captivated by both the story of Daisy, an abandoned child taken in and raised by a family of bakers in current time, and Susie, a slave child from the 1800s who seemed to have disappeared in thin air.
It was heart rending and amazing. A great book for any age.

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Great story

I really enjoyed this book and plan to listen to the next book in the series. The characters come alive and the story is very believable and worthy of my time.

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Good story

Kept me sitting in my car listening even after I finished driving. Really a good story.

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great read

This story is really captivating. I love the relationship between the sister and I immediately felt for the characters.

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Interesting story

Good story but a bit tedious with too much complaining. The basic story was good but was the writer just trying to add more words? Too much unneeded words about thinking and her woo is me thoughts.

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On the ride home

This story kept me company while I was driving home from work. I enjoyed the book very much.

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Good story

Kind of predictable but good story, kind family characters. Nice to be caught up into something interesting away from our own anxieties for awhile.

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