Will This Make You Happy

“Will This Make You Happy is an ode to the wild pleasures of transformation . . . I gulped it down, eager for every last crumb.”—Leslie Jamison, bestselling author of Make it Scream, Make it Burn “Beautiful—smart, funny and effortlessly lyrical.” —Ruby Tandoh, bestselling author of Cook As You Are “This is an entirely different kind of cookbook, one that makes you want to curl up and read cover to cover. I loved it.”—Sohla El-Waylly, James Beard Award winner and author of the bestselling cookbook Start Here For fans of Nora Ephron and Nigel Slater, this hybrid memoir and cookbook brings together over fifty inventive baking recipes with a lyrical coming-of-age story about desire and dessert. Perfect for home cooks, lovers of literature, and anyone who finds comfort in the kitchen. Tanya Bush is adrift in the uncertainty of her early twenties—unemployed, uninspired, and stuck in a long-term relationship that's lost its spark. One day, just to do something, she decides to bake a cake. It's gooey in the cen