{"product_id":"miss-elizas-english-kitchen-a-novel-of-victorian-cookery-and-friendship-9780063066465","title":"Miss Eliza's English Kitchen: A Novel of Victorian Cookery and Friendship","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/em\u003e Book Club Pick * A \u003cem\u003eCountry Living\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book of Fall * A \u003cem\u003eWashington Post \u003c\/em\u003eBest Feel-Good Book of the Year * One of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times's\u003c\/em\u003e Best Historical Fiction Novels of Fall\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn a novel perfect for fans of Hazel Gaynor's \u003cem\u003eA Memory of Violets\u003c\/em\u003e and upstairs-downstairs stories, Annabel Abbs, the award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Joyce Girl\u003c\/em\u003e, returns with the brilliant real-life story of Eliza Acton and her assistant as they revolutionized British cooking and cookbooks around the world.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBefore Mrs. Beeton and well before Julia Child, there was Eliza Acton, who changed the course of cookery writing forever.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEngland, 1835. London is awash with thrilling new ingredients, from rare spices to exotic fruits. But no one knows how to use them. When Eliza Acton is told by her publisher to write a cookery book instead of the poetry she loves, she refuses--until her bankrupt father is forced to flee the country. As a woman, Eliza has few options. Although she's never set foot in a kitchen, she begins collecting recipes and teaching herself to cook. Much to her surprise she discovers a talent - and a passion - for the culinary arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEliza hires young, destitute Ann Kirby to assist her. As they cook together, Ann learns about poetry, love and ambition. The two develop a radical friendship, breaking the boundaries of class while creating new ways of writing recipes. But when Ann discovers a secret in Eliza's past, and finds a voice of her own, their friendship starts to fray.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on the true story of the first modern cookery writer, \u003cem\u003eMiss Eliza's English Kitchen\u003c\/em\u003e is a spellbinding novel about female friend-ship, the struggle for independence, and the transcendent pleasures and solace of food.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbbs, Annabel:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnnabel Abbs\u003c\/strong\u003e grew up in Wales and Sussex, with stints in Dorset, Bristol and Hereford. She has a degree in English Literature from the University of East Anglia and a Masters in Marketing from the University of Kingston. After fifteen years running a consultancy, she took a career break to bring up her four children, before returning to her first love, literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer debut novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Joyce Girl\u003c\/em\u003e, won the 2015 Impress Prize for New Writing and the 2015 Spotlight First Novel Award, and was longlisted for the 2015 Caledonia Novel Award and the 2015 Bath Novel Award. Her short stories and journalism have appeared in various places including \u003cem\u003eMslexia\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Irish Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWeekend Australian Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eElle\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Author\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Daily Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePsychologies\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/em\u003e. She has been profiled in \u003cem\u003eWriting Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSussex Life\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNext NZ\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLitro\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFemale First\u003c\/em\u003e. Her blog, www.kaleandcocoa.com, was featured in the \u003cem\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e in August 2015 and May 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe lives in London and Sussex with her family and an old labrador. Annabel tweets (sporadically) on books, writing and the arts at @annabelabbs. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50705426743570,"sku":"9780063066465","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8d723730-2ce7-4966-9010-b7f941b21e9a.jpg?v=1734487442","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/miss-elizas-english-kitchen-a-novel-of-victorian-cookery-and-friendship-9780063066465","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}