Liv Bloom's life is even more complicated than that of your average fourteen-year-old: her father walked out on the family when she was young, her mother is in a recovery centre for alcoholics, and her older sister is struggling to step into Mum's shoes. The only person she can turn to is her best friend Sarah, who gets out of scrapes at school and is a constant source of advice and companionship. One day Liv discovers a book of recipes written in her mum's handwriting, which sets her off on a journey towards self-discovery and reconciliation - but a theft, a love rivalry and a school bully are just some of the many obstacles on the way.
Structured around real cake recipes, Caramel Hearts is a coming-of-age novel about love, disappointment and hope, and discovering the true value of friends and family, no matter how dysfunctional they are.
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Elizabeth Rose Murray's debut novel, The Book of Learning - Nine Lives Book 1 , was chosen as the Dublin UNESCO City of Literature Citywide Read for Children in 2016. Based in West Cork, Elizabeth has had poetry and short stories published in journals across the UK and Ireland, and has been shortlisted in several competitions. Her first novel for y
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