Hi friends, and hello to my new friends from around the world this week. I’m Catherine Greer, author, serial baker of lovely treats, Aussie-Canadian mum and wife, lover of books and making things beautiful.
Just now, just this morning on holiday at my favourite place in the world, I signed a book deal.
My new novel is for women just like us. The working title is BITTERSWEET BAKERY CAFE…and it’s a funny, big-hearted story about all the things I love.
Beautiful Australian beaches — the book is set at a fictional Hyams Beach in New South Wales.
Baking.
DIY renos on a shoestring.
Starting a business in the middle of your life.
Imperfect people who believe they’ve failed (but find, after all, that they haven’t).
And a midlife woman who definitely ISN’T invisible…and learns to love all the people she’s been given to love.
When you read BITTERSWEET BAKERY CAFE — and oh! Oh! I can’t wait for you to read this book — I hope you see the world through my eyes, and remember that you can start now, where you are, to find joy in everyday things.
This morning, after YEARS of hard work, fears, doubt, disappointment, reading a zillion books by other amazing writers and working and believing in myself even when I was far past the logical point of doing so…I’m going to give you a book I love with all my heart.
I hope you love it, too. It’s coming out in 2025 and I’ll keep you posted along the way.
Thank you, thank you for sharing my happiness with me today.
Love, Catherine x
PS. The fun stuff!
My favourite Emily Dickinson quote: “I am out with lanterns, looking for myself.”
I’m buying this book for all my favourite kids hitting their late teens.
This plum and blackberry cake is just as good with frozen mixed berries or frozen blueberries. My family’s absolute favourite for Sunday dessert and quick to make.
I bought this green dress for a presentation at work and it was lovely. If you buy it in black, you’ll probably reach for it every time you think, “I need something comfortable and pretty and I don’t want to make a decision about what to wear.”
