"Up for a cup of coffee and the best doughnuts in town? A trip to Every Day Doughnuts is likely to give you more than you bargained for, whether you're one of the half-dozen waitresses, a veteran baker, or a regular customer who prefers the corner stool. Every Day is a place where dreams just might come true, like it or not." "Here forty-six-year-old Marie Eden finds her first boyfriend; baker Branley Orbis realizes his calling as a preacher; customer Gail Tuffton, a toothless teenager, meets the man (and woman) who will offer her a new set of teeth. Ernest Lee, a clerical worker, gets dubbed the "Professor" by a flirtatious waitress and begins to explain the mysteries of the universe; workers Russell Myles and Josh Steele lure a crazed elephant from her cage with a trail of doughnuts." "All thirteen characters tell their stories one at a time, and the result is a stunning collection of voices from the American heartland. Their chorus is spirited, truthful, and funny, and their tales make up a bittersweet novel filled with triumphs and tragedies, laughter and tears. Patrice Adcroft, in her moving fiction debut, shows a remarkable gift for proving that the most extraordinary events can befall the most ordinary lives."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved