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Ryan, Jennifer

The kitchen front : a novel / Jennifer Ryan. - First edition. - New York : Ballantine Books, [2021] - 406 pages ; 25 cm

"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?"--

ISBN: 9780593158807 0593158806

Standard No.: 40030405933

Source: Random House Inc, Attn Order Entry 400 Hahn rd, Westminster, MD, USA, 21157 SAN 201-3975

LCCN: 2020026377

Subjects--Topical Terms:
World War, 1939-1945--Great Britain--Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--Women--Great Britain--Fiction.
Cooking--Competitions --Fiction.
Women household employees--Fiction.
Wives--Fiction.
Widows--Fiction.
Cooks--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
War stories.
Historical fiction.
War fiction.

LC Class. No.: PS3618.Y33465 / K58 2021

Dewey Class. No.: 813/.6