Narrow and long stretch of peaceful terrain — small farms, schools, churches line I-15 through Pocatello, ID. Dry and barren hills hinting the arid lands before the irrigation of the Salt Lake Valley.
As we enjoy the landscape, we begin The Baker’s Secret…
“On June 5, 1944, as dawn rises over a small town on the Normandy coast of France, Emmanuelle is making the bread that has sustained her fellow villagers in the dark days since the Germans invaded her country.
Only twenty-two, Emma learned to bake from, Ezra Kuchen, a master baker in her village.
Apprenticed to Ezra at thirteen, Emma watched with shame and anger as her kind mentor was forced to wear the six-pointed yellow star on his clothing. She was likewise powerless to help when they pulled Ezra from his shop at gunpoint, the first of many villagers stolen away and never seen again.
In the years that her village has suffered under the enemy, Emma has silently, stealthily fought back. Each day, she receives an extra ration of flour to bake a dozen baguettes for the occupying troops. And each day, she mixes that precious flour with ground straw to create enough dough for two extra loaves she shares with the hungry villagers. Under the cold, watchful eyes of armed soldiers, she builds a clandestine network of barter and trade that she and the villagers use to thwart their occupiers.”
With these loaves, Emma’s gift to the village is faith that one day the Allies will arrive to save them.
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