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The Breadmaker's Carnival

Andrew Lindsay

2000324 pagesabout 5–7 hours
2000
first published
  • 1998Allen & Unwin · 341 pages · ENGISBN 9781864488081
  • 2000Ecco Press · 324 pages · ENGISBN 9780060198428
  • 2004Bolinda Publishing · ENGISBN 9781740303392
  • 2004Bolinda Publishing · ENGISBN 9781740935050

"In the town of Bacheretto, remarkable forces of faith, sex, and hunger are driving the inhabitants into uncontrolled frenzies of bizarre and unexplained behavior. The baker Gianni Terremoto begins to knead his rolls and sourdough breads in the form of his lover's breasts. His lusty daughter, Francesca, is about to become enshrined as the new local saint. His friend Luigi Bacheretti is intent on photographing God. The local priest is convinced that the Virgin Mary has appeared to him, demanding that his congregation renounce the flesh - an imperative that comes shortly after two amputees stage a popular ballet recital that celebrates the leg.". "These extraordinary events occur in the year when Good Friday and April Fool's Day coincide. Gianni, born on April Fool's Day, decides to bake a hot cross bun surpassing any that has ever been. The results - hilarious, surprising, rejuvenating - are beyond any that he and the townsfolk could have expected."--BOOK JACKET.

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