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352 pages, Paperback
First published April 23, 2015
A cloud of white swirled high into the air on his left, as a chef measured out sugar as fine was powder. It drifted towards Gui and he breathed in deeply, tasting it in his lungs.
There were a thousand noises: spoons clattering, liquid being poured in glugs, a deep unctuous bubbling from the stove. Heat blasted him in a roar as someone opened an oven. it carried the glorious smell of fresh baking.
Gui's mouth was watering as he tripped forward, trying to look at everything at once. Mahogany shelves lined the counters, stacked with glass bottles and jar, like something from a fairy tale. There were whole, plump roses steeping in honey; purple-stained sugar, thick with lavender, tiny jars of crimson threads, cherries and peaches suspended in syrup as if they had fallen there form the trees.
The luxurious scents wrapped around him. Butter, his nose relayed, cream, nuts, brandy chocolate . . .