Sharon Kurtzman on family resilience and the joy of baking.

Author Sharon Kurtzman visited our headquarters to discuss her new historical novel, The Lost Baker of Vienna . She shared the true family history that inspired the story, why it took her 25 long years to complete it, and how food and family are always intertwined. A young woman in post-war Vienna finds herself caught between two futures, and two suitors, as she struggles to keep her family afloat — and keep her father's legacy alive through baking his best recipes. Get The Lost Baker of Vienna at bookofthemonth.com. Learn more about Book of the Month LIVE at bookofthemonth.com/botm-live.

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Sharon Kurtzman on family resilience and the joy of baking. is an episode from Virtual Book Tour by Book of the Month.

This episode is 20:55 long.

This episode was published on Sep 2, 2025.

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