Pumkin Patterson dreams of a life beyond her Jamaican hometown. But what we dream of and where we belong aren’t always the same thing

Eleven-year-old Pumpin knows a few things:That her mother has never loved herThat Aunt Sophie doesThat baking makes everything betterAnd France is a long way from her Jamaican homeWhat Pumkin doesn’t know is: What will happen when Aunt Sophie leaves for France, How far a mother can go to hurt a daughter, Why a secret can rot a family, That her cakes might just help save her life.

Whatever happens, Pumkin knows she needs someone to love her. But she just doesn’t know who .