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1 online resource (406 pages) |
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"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. |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain -- Fiction.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Great Britain -- Fiction.
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Cooking -- Competitions -- Fiction.
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Television cooking shows -- Fiction.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction.
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Cooks -- Fiction.
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War stories.
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Genre |
Historical fiction.
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War stories.
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Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Ryan, Jennifer, 1973- Kitchen front New York : Random House Large Print, [2021] 9780593395745 (NjBwBT)bl2021005529 (OCoLC)1226441033 |
ISBN |
9780593158821 |
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0593158822 |
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