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Barcode30053003315747
Home LocationParis-Bourbon
Call NoF RYAN
Title The kitchen front : a novel / Jennifer Ryan.
Author Ryan, Jennifer, 1973- author.
CollectionAdult Fiction
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StatusHome LocationBarcodeCall NoCreated OnIssue NameCirc Status
 Paris-Bourbon30053003315747F RYAN3/3/2021 Available

Catalog Details

Personal Name Ryan, Jennifer, 1973- author.
Title Statement The kitchen front : a novel / Jennifer Ryan.
Edition Statement First edition.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice New York : Ballantine Books, [2021]
Physical Description 406 pages ; 25 cm
Content Type text txt rdacontent
Media Type unmediated n rdamedia
Carrier Type volume rdacarrier
Summary, Etc. "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.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term World War, 1939-1945 Great Britain Fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term World War, 1939-1945 Women Great Britain Fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Cooking Competitions Fiction.
Index Term-Genre/Form Historical fiction. lcgft

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