The Food of Love: Book 1, Laura's Story (The Food of Love Trilogy): an emotional postwar family saga - Hardcover

Prue Leith

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9781784290689: The Food of Love: Book 1, Laura's Story (The Food of Love Trilogy): an emotional postwar family saga

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ISBN 10: 1784290688 ISBN 13: 9781784290689

Publisher: MACLEHOSE PRESS, 2015

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A proud family. World War 2 is not yet over. Snubbed by aristocratic neighbour Lord Frampton at a coming-of-age ball, Donald Oliver dreams of the day he'll have his vengeance.

A wild daughter. Laura Oliver, beautiful and tempestuous, falls in love with Giovanni, an Italian ex-prisoner-of-war, now a humble cook. Disdaining her father's snobbishness - and his wrath - the couple flees to London.

A desperate hope. Giovanni and Laura arrive to a city that has not yet re-awoken after the traumas of war. Facing destitution, only their love for one another and their dream of opening a restaurant business keeps them going.

From Cotswolds farmland to London fish markets, society ballrooms to icy gutters, this is a tale of prejudice and ambition, power and passion, and one couple's struggle to overcome all obstacles and carve out a life of their own.

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Review:

A book not to miss . . . an uplifting tribute to female friendship - Good Housekeeping Leith's subtle characterizations never sound a wrong note . . . a satisfying and illuminating read - Daily Telegraph Prue Leith, as well as being a brilliant cook and business woman, is also a highly accomplished novelist - Sue McGregor

Book Description:

The first instalment of an epic multi-generational saga about an Anglo-Italian family that founds a restaurant dynasty by award-winning restaurateur Prue Leith.

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