Gaile Parkinová čerpá zo svojich rozsiahlych skúseností z života a práce v rôznych afrických krajinách, od Južnej Afriky v období apartheidu po Rwandu po genocíde. Jej prozaické dielo pre dospelých, ktoré nedávno začala písať, je silno ovplyvnené jej zážitkami, keď sa stretávala s preživšími a reflektovala zložité spoločenské a historické udalosti. Parkinová sa vo svojej tvorbe zameriava na témy odolnosti, traumy a ľudského ducha, pričom jej texty často prenikajú do hĺbky ľudskej psychiky a spoločenských dopadov.
From the author of Baking Cakes in Kigali comes the irresistible story of Benedict Tungazara, a ten-year-old boy in Swaziland who loves beautiful birds, his mother's cakes, and making people happy...
In Rwanda's capital, Kigali, Angel Tungaraza runs a small business, baking cakes for the celebrations of he neighbours. As her customers tell her their stories, Angel comes to realize how much each of them has to mourn as well as what they have to celebrate. And, finally, she comes to accept how much that is true of her too... -- Backcover