Blurb:
Manchester 1787. When budding young criminal Mary Jebb
swindles Michael Croxon's brother with a blank pound note, he chases her into
the night and sets in motion a train of sinister events. Condemned to seven
years of transportation to Australia, Mary sends him a 'Penny Heart'-a token of
her vow of revenge.
Two years later,
Michael marries naïve young Grace Moore. Although initially overjoyed at the
union, Grace quickly realizes that her husband is more interested in her
fortune than her company. Lonely and desperate for companionship, she turns to
her new cook to help mend her ailing marriage. But Mary Jebb, shipwrecked,
maltreated, and recently hired, has different plans for the unsuspecting owners
of Delafosse Hall.
A Taste for Nightshade is a thrilling
historical novel that combines recipes, mystery and a dark struggle between two
desperate women, sure to appeal to fans of Sarah Waters and Carolly Erickson.
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About the Author:
When Martine Bailey entered a cookery contest she had
no idea it would lead to a life-changing obsession with French cuisine. As an
amateur cook, Martine won the Merchant Gourmet Recipe Challenge and was a
former UK Dessert Champion, cooking at Le Meurice in Paris.
Inspired by eighteenth-century household books of recipes, An Appetite for
Violets invites readers to feast on the past as a sharp-witted young cook is
taken on a mysterious trip to Italy. In pursuit of authenticity Martine studied
with TV food historian Ivan Day and experienced Georgian food and fashion at
firsthand with an historic re-enactment society. She followed the route of the
novel, from Chester to Paris, then over the Alps to Tuscany, consulting Thomas
Nugent's 18th century Guide to the Grand Tour.
Martine lives in Cheshire, England and Auckland, New Zealand. She is married with one son and has also written The Penny Heart, to be published in 2015.
Martine lives in Cheshire, England and Auckland, New Zealand. She is married with one son and has also written The Penny Heart, to be published in 2015.
Thomas Dunne Books is giving 1 lucky winner a print copy
of
A Taste For
Nightshade by Martine Bailey
US only
