Review
As delicious and comforting as a freshly baked sponge. A most heartwarming story and delightful debut. - Ruth Jones, bestselling author of Love Untold
Ford transports you back to that cozy, something’s-in-the-oven world where you somehow know (or at least believe) that everything is going to be OK. - New York Times Book Review
Mrs Quinn’s Rise to Fame is an absolute delight. A lovely novel full of warmth, courage and heart, Jenny Quinn is a heroine you’ll cheer for every step of the way. - A J Pearce, Sunday Times bestselling author of Dear Mrs Pearce
Bake Off fans, don’t miss this! Delectable food writing and a quietly loveable heroine. - Daily Mail
Calling all Great British Baking Show fans: When you've salivated your way through the latest season (and the entire back catalog), this charming novel will fill the cake-shaped hole in your heart. The story of an older woman who enters a televised baking show is as cozy as a night in grandma's kitchen with the kind of feel-good suspense we love from the likes of Paul Hollywood. - Good Housekeeping
A gentle read that pulls at the heartstrings - read with a slice of cake. - Woman & Home
Mrs Quinn's Rise to Fame is a charming, heartfelt and uplifting novel about love, family and the emotive power of home baking. I loved every minute of it! - Libby Page, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Lido
Olivia writes with such warmth. Not just for bakers, this novel is an intensely rich love-letter to family, friends and new beginnings. - Eva Rice, bestselling author of The Lost Art Of Keeping Secrets
Soul-enriching….From its enticing setting to its perfect ending, Mrs. Quinn’s Rise To Fame is absolutely marvelous. Like a great dessert, you’ll wish you could come back for more. - J. Ryan Stradal, New York Times bestselling author of Kitchens of the Great Midwest
Delightful and heartwarming, Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame is the ultimate comfort read and a sweet reminder that it's never too late to pursue our dreams. - Margarita Montimore, USA Today bestselling author of Oona Out of Order
The fact that I was still thinking about Jenny and Bernard long after I'd turned the last page just goes to show that the smallest lives can sometimes leave the biggest impact. Olivia Ford has achieved that rarest of feats: in Mrs Quinn’s Rise to Fame she has created hope. A delicious feast of warm, witty, and wise. This novel is Lessons In Chemistry meets The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry. I was still thinking about Jenny and Bernard long after I'd turned the last page - Joanna Nell, bestselling author of The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village
This delicious read packs an emotional punch and is guaranteed to leave you feeling full - Heat
Deliciously layered - Kirkus Reviews
Olivia Ford has written a moving, uncommon coming-of-age story, and if the age Mrs. Quinn is coming of is a few decades older than usual, it’s all the more uplifting and empowering for it. I loved the insider’s look into a reality TV show and the delicious descriptions of all the bakes, but it’s the love stories at the center of this novel that so beautifully rise. - Laurie Frankel, New York Times bestselling author of This Is How It Always Is
A warm-hearted book that rises to the top with its delightful story and wonderful characters - Phaedra Patrick bestselling author of The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
About the Author
Olivia Ford has spent the last ten years in entertainment TV, most recently as a story producer. Olivia is a graduate of the Faber Academy where she wrote the beginnings of Mrs Quinn's Rise to Fame, which was longlisted for the 2021 Women's Prize Trust's Discoveries Prize. Raised in Lincolnshire, Olivia now lives in London.
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