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Title Statement | The kitchen front: a novel / Jennifer Ryan. |
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Author | Ryan, Jennifer, 1973- |
Publication | ©2021New York: Ballantine Books,[2021] |
Edition | First edition. |
Extent of Item | 406 pages |
ISBN | 9780593158807 0593158806 |
Other Number | 3973908 |
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. |
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By Topic | World War, 1939-1945--Fiction--Women--Great Britain |
Cooking--Fiction--Competitions | |
Radio programs--Fiction--Great Britain | |
By Genre | Historical fiction |