The Kitchen Front: A Novel by

The Kitchen Front: A Novel

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ISBN: 9780593158814
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
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Notes From Your Bookseller Jennifer Ryan is back with another heartwarming and unforgettable wartime novel with The Kitchen Front. Two years into WWII, four women from different walks of life — a young widow, a kitchen maid, a lady of the manor and a trained chef — enter a BBC-sponsored cooking competition for the chance to be its first-ever female host. Ryan’s novel is chock full of historical references, delicious recipes and the power of female connection and friendship. 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.

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY GOOD HOUSEKEEPING • “This story had me so hooked, I literally couldn’t put it down.”—NPR

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?

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