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Includes recipes. |
| Summary |
"From the bestselling author of The Chilbury Ladies' Choir comes an unforgettable novel of a BBC-sponsored wartime cooking competition and the four women who enter for 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 competition would present 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 a 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 edition |
Online version: Ryan, Jennifer, The kitchen front New York : Ballantine Group, 2021. 9780593158821 |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain -- Fiction.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Great Britain -- Fiction.
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Cooking -- Competitions -- Fiction.
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| Genre |
War fiction.
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Historical fiction.
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| ISBN |
9780593158807
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0593158806
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