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The kitchen front : a novel / Jennifer Ryan.
Van Pelt Library PS3618.Y33465 K58 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ryan, Jennifer (Jennifer L.), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945--Great Britain--Fiction.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Women--Great Britain--Fiction.
- Television cooking shows--Fiction.
- Television cooking shows.
- Cooking--Competitions--Fiction.
- Cooking.
- Women household employees--Fiction.
- Women household employees.
- History.
- Cooking--Competitions.
- Great Britain.
- Wives--Fiction.
- Wives.
- Widows--Fiction.
- Widows.
- Cooks--Fiction.
- Cooks.
- Great Britain--History--20th century--Fiction.
- Women.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- War fiction.
- Historical fiction.
- History.
- War stories.
- Novels.
- Physical Description:
- 406 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Ballantine Books, [2021]
- Summary:
- "From the bestselling author of The Chilbury Ladies' Choir comes a new World War II-set story of four women on the home front competing for a spot hosting a BBC wartime cookery program and a chance to better their lives. Two years into World War II, Britain is feeling her losses; the Nazis have won battles, the Blitz has destroyed cities, and U-boats have cut off the supply of food. In an effort to help housewives with food rationing, a BBC radio program called The Kitchen Front is putting on a cooking contest--and the grand prize is a job as the program's first-ever female co-host. For four very different women, winning the contest presents a crucial chance to change their lives. For a young widow, it's a chance to pay off her husband's debts and keep a roof over her children's heads. For a kitchen maid, it's a chance to leave servitude and find freedom. For the lady of the manor, it's a chance to escape her wealthy husband's increasingly hostile behavior. And for a trained chef, it's a chance to challenge the men at the top of her profession. These four women are giving the competition their all--even if that sometimes means bending the rules. But with so much at stake, will the contest that aims to bring the community together serve only to break it apart?"-- Provided by publisher.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Ryan, Jennifer, Kitchen front
- ISBN:
- 9780593158807
- 0593158806
- OCLC:
- 1158502097
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