The kitchen front : a novel / Jennifer Ryan.
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?
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593395745
- ISBN: 0593395743
- ISBN: 9781643858715
- Physical Description: 565 pages (large print) ; 24 cm
- Edition: Large print edition.
- Publisher: New York : Random House Large Print, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
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Subject: | World War, 1939-1945 > Great Britain > Fiction. Widows > Fiction. World War, 1939-1945 > Women > Great Britain > Fiction. Cooks > Fiction. Cooking > Competitions > Fiction. Wives > Fiction. Women household employees > Fiction. Great Britain > History > 20th century > Fiction. |
Genre: | Large print books. Domestic fiction. Historical fiction. War fiction. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Putnam County Public Library | LP RYA (Text) | 33192000178901 | New Books | Checked out | 05/17/2024 |