The kitchen front : a novel / Jennifer Ryan.
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 holding 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 only serve to break it apart?* This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF that contains recipes from the book.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593345399
- ISBN: 0593345398
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 audio file (13 hr., 42 min., 41 sec.)) : digital
- Edition: Unabridged
- Publisher: [New York] : Random House Audio, [2021]
Content descriptions
Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Jasmine Blackborow. |
Source of Description Note: | Online resource; title from title details screen (OverDrive; viewed February 26, 2021). |
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Subject: | Television cooking shows > Fiction. World War, 1939-1945 > Fiction. Cooks > Fiction. War stories. |
Genre: | Downloadable audio books. Audiobooks. Historical fiction. |