The Mysterious Bakery On Rue De Paris

In the French town of Compiègne resides a bakery beloved by its customers for its goods that nourish both the body and the soul. Rumors abound that the bakery is magical, able to “chase away even the darkest of sorrows” (1). However, everything changes when the war begins.

Edith Lane hides in the toilet at a train station in Paris, embarrassed by her mistake. She has come to Paris from her home in Ireland to begin a job as the assistant manager of a small bakery. Inspired by her father’s career as a pastry chef and the movies like Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Amelie she used to watch with her mother, she has come looking for adventure.

However, the bakery she is meant to work in is not in Paris, on the Rue de Compiègne, but in the town of Compiègne on the Rue de Paris. She tells herself that every heroine in an old movie faces obstacles and challenges before at last getting the happiness they deserve. Determined to see her dream through, she boards the train for Compiègne.