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Judi Hendricks

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Judith Ryan Hendricks was born in San Jose, California, when Silicon Valley was the Santa Clara Valley, better known for orchards than for computer chips.
Armed with a degree in journalism, she worked as a journalist, copywriter, computer instructor, travel agent, waitress and baker before turning to fiction writing. Her experiences at the McGraw Street Bakery in Seattle led to her first novel, Bread Alone and the sequel, The Baker’s Apprentice. The third book in the series, Baker’s Blues, will be published in August 2015.
A life-long infatuation with the Southwest provided inspiration for Isabel’s Daughter and her fourth book, The Laws of Harmony. Hendricks’ fiction has been translated into 12 languages and distributed in more than 16 count ...more

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I don't have a question? but a comment. I 'loved' your Bread Alone series! I thought these 3 books were brilliantly written and the tale that you wove through these books was amazing! The attention to detail was incredible! It was my first time reading your work and I will now explore your other works. I just love when an author leaves you wanting more of their style of writing! Thank you for the Bread Alone series!!

Judi Hendricks Hi, Maggie--
First, thanks for your comment and your very kind words about the Bread Alone trilogy. It was truly a labor of love for me. I hope you enj…moreHi, Maggie--
First, thanks for your comment and your very kind words about the Bread Alone trilogy. It was truly a labor of love for me. I hope you enjoy Isabel's Daughter and The Laws of Harmony as well. I'm working on two new books right now--one a novel tentatively titled The Moment Before, and the other a collection of personal essays called The High Attitude Baker.
I noticed that you live in Canada, a country I love. For a while my husband and I had a house on Salt Spring Island, BC. We hope to go back there when he retires. He also has cousins in Toronto, and we honeymooned on the East Coast. Thanks again for your comment...(less)

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Hi Judi - Is Baker's Blues not available at public libraries? A few of us have been looking and can't find it!

Judi Hendricks Hi, Rachel--First of all, thanks for looking for Baker's Blues in your library, and I'm sorry I didn't reply sooner...I've been out of town. Anyway, l…moreHi, Rachel--First of all, thanks for looking for Baker's Blues in your library, and I'm sorry I didn't reply sooner...I've been out of town. Anyway, libraries have always been very important to me and it really makes me sad that most are not carrying this book. There are many factors involved, mainly that it's a small independent press, not Harper Collins, and many libraries these days are constrained by city and county governments about which distributors they can use. Sometimes if they get enough requests for a book they can get money from their Friends of the Library group to purchase it. That's about the only suggestion I have, and I do appreciate your trying to find the book.
all best, judi(less)

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Average rating: 3.78 · 11,632 ratings · 1,287 reviews · 14 distinct works • Similar authors

	Bread Alone (Bread Alone, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 6,656 ratings — published 2001 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Baker's Apprentice (Bread Alone, #2) 3.70 avg rating — 2,239 ratings — published 2005 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Isabel's Daughter 3.81 avg rating — 1,481 ratings — published 2003 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Laws of Harmony 3.77 avg rating — 690 ratings — published 2009 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Baker's Blues (Bread Alone, #3) 3.97 avg rating — 600 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Why the hell didn't we just stay friends? That felt reasonably good. We had fun. I could tell him anything. Of course, he never told me very much about himself, but it didn't matter as much then. Now look at us. Throw some sex into the mix and it's like putting too much yeast in bread. It's all very fizzy and light and wonderful, but then is rises too high and can't support it's own weight and the whole thing falls flat.”
― Judi Hendricks, The Baker's Apprentice

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“I just don't know what's going on here, and when I'm uncomfortable, I get a bit...edgy.”
― Judi Hendricks, Bread Alone

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“My Oma, my grandmother told me that the best friendships often start with a quarrel. She said there's a closeness that comes from a good healthy fight that you can't get any other way, and I think it must be true. Look at CM and me. Our friendship started with a fistfight and twenty-two years later it's still going strong. The friendship, I mean.”
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“Life has no happy endings, actually, no endings at all, just an ongoing series of beginnings. A story—whether it’s happy or sad, whether it makes sense or not, what its meaning is—depends entirely on where you start it and where you end it.”
― Judith Ryan Hendricks

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“Let's think the unthinkable, let's do the undoable. Let us prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all.”
― Douglas Adams, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

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