"A delightful adventure that held me enthralled from start to finish. This novella is guaranteed to bring a smile to your face, an acceleration to your pulse and a rumble to your stomach."

-Kate Heartfield, author of The Embroidered Book

"An unexpected blend of the bakeries and thrills, of the perils of espionage and the pleasures of a good pastry. The spy who came in from the cold wishes he picked this spot."

-John Wiswell, author of Someone You Can Build a Nest In

The year is 1967. France is experiencing political upheaval and the cold war is in full swing. But young Englishman George Drake just wants to get his diplôme de pâtisserie from the famous Cordon Blanc institute in Paris and go home to Cambridge to open a bakery. Tomorrow's his final examination, at which he hopes to bake the perfect mille-feuille. However, the fates have other things in store....

George is secretly fond of his classmate Brigitte Lejeune, a mysterious young woman with whom he shares his student kitchen. When she asks him to retrieve a special order of flour from the famous Moulins Bourgeois, George unwillingly enters a world of mystery, intrigue, and, could it be...romance?

Inspired by Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire and The Man Who Fell to Earth, Pâtissier et Étranger is an exciting mash-up of baking romance, spy thriller and science fiction.