The kitchen front : a novel
(Large Print)
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Published
New York : Random House Large Print, [2021].
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
[500 pages (large print) ; 23 cm]
Status
Morro Bay Library - Large Print Fiction
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FIC LT PBK
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LC Subjects
Cooking -- Competitions -- Fiction.
Cooks -- Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Great Britain -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Large type books.
War fiction.
Widows -- Fiction.
Wives -- Fiction.
Women household employees -- Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain -- Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Great Britain -- Fiction.
Cooks -- Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Great Britain -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Large type books.
War fiction.
Widows -- Fiction.
Wives -- Fiction.
Women household employees -- Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain -- Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Great Britain -- Fiction.
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Published
New York : Random House Large Print, [2021].
Format
Large Print
Edition
Large print edition.
Language
English
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Description
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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