Feast 9781408749791 Hardback

‘A lush and sensory novel . . .This is a story that lingers’- Emma Pei Yin, author ofWhen Sleeping Women Wake’Feastheld me in its thrall from the first page and never let go . . .an immersive, enthralling, extraordinary piece of historical fiction’- Rachel Blackmore, author ofCostanzaIn the soot-streaked alleys of 19th-century London, Minha is a girl unlike any other – born with an extraordinary gift: an overwhelming, all-consuming sense of taste. Desperate to escape a life of poverty, she crosses the sea to France, chasing the shimmer of a better future.At Chteau de Bellefalaise, a grand estate with fairytale turrets perched above a sleepy village, Minha’s talent is discovered when she detects poison in a dish about to be served to the chteau’s master, Duc Nicolas.For the first time in her life, her strange ability becomes her salvation – and her curse. Appointed the Duc’s personal poison-taster, she is confined to her tasting room and forced to live in the chateau’s shadows. With each dish, she enters a world of glittering porcelain and gilded secrets, where danger simmers beneath every course…But when she loses her miraculous gift and suspicion coils through the corridors, Minha must confront a terrifying truth: without her gift, who is she – and what remains of the life she’s fought so hard to build?Feastis a sumptuous historical novel brimming with intrigue and sensory wonder – a dark fairytale for readers who loveJessie Burton, Elizabeth MacnealandBridget Collins.’A beautiful book, vivid and delicious and alive . . . I loved it’- Alex Hay, author ofThe Housekeepers’Feast is a tasty read, a fantastic novel filled with glorious detail and deliciously vivid story-telling . . . I highly recommend it’- Salena Godden, author ofMrs Death Misses Death’A novel to savour, bursting with rich delights’- Laura Wilkinson, author ofRedemption Song’Sensuous and richly imagined’- Beth Miller, author ofThe Missing Letters of Mrs Bright’WherePerfumetraced the pursuit of power,Feastexamines a life of resistance’- Mark A. Radcliffe, author ofThree Gifts’Kurtz is the real deal – an absolute original’- Mick Jackson, author ofThe Underground Man’A novel that truly captures the senses . . . Perfect for readers who love atmospheric historical fiction’- Louise Hare, author ofThis Lovely City