The kitchen front : a novel / Jennifer Ryan.
"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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593158807
- ISBN: 0593158806
- Physical Description: 406 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Includes recipes.
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- Subject:
- World War, 1939-1945 > Great Britain > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Women > Great Britain > Fiction.
Television cooking shows > Fiction.
Cooking > Competitions > Fiction.
Women household employees > Fiction.
Wives > Fiction.
Widows > Fiction.
Cooks > Fiction.
Great Britain > History > 20th century > Fiction. - Genre:
- Historical fiction.
War fiction.
Novels.
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