A
novel about friendship, hope and the power of pasta from the No.1 bestselling
author of Pear Shaped.
‘A brutally honest tale of life and love (or the lack of it) and
an exploration of the heroine’s tremendous affection for food … Sharp and
funny, it’s a celebration of why life is more than just falling in love.’ Woman
magazine
Blurb:
According
to a magazine, Susie is a ‘Leftover’ – a post Bridget Jones 30 something who
has neither her dream man, job, nor home. She doesn’t even own six matching
dinner plates.
According
to her friend Rebecca, Susie needs to get over her ex, Jake, start online dating
– or at least stop being so rude to every guy who tries to chat her up.
But
Susie’s got a plan. If she can just make it the 307 days till her promotion and
bonus, she can finally quit and pursue her dream career in food, then surely
everything else will fall into place. If only her love life wasn’t so
complicated…
A sharp,
witty and refreshing novel about love, friendship and enjoying what's left on
the table.
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About Stella Newman:
Stella Newman studied English at Sussex University, then went on
to work in advertising, at the BBC and then as a professional food taster. She
is now a full time writer, based in London and is currently writing her third
novel and her first TV series. She travels to America as often as she can
because they don’t have In-N-Out burgers, Compost Cookies or a Gramercy Tavern
in London. She occasionally blogs about restaurants, food and writing at www.stellanewmansblog.blogspot.com.
Connect with the author at:
What people are saying about Stella's novels:
'...both hilarious and heartbreaking. More
characters of this kind are needed in contemporary fiction: women whose
struggles through crises we can relate to, and whose ultimate victory can
inspire us.' blogcritics.org
‘I felt like Susie could be one of my friends and I was rooting
for her to get the life she wanted. Like pasta, Leftovers is a true comfort. A
delicious read to enjoy with a glass of wine.’ Novelicious.com
‘What a fantastic book. Really quite brilliant, way
superior to standard chick-lit... so well written, fresh, insightful, funny... honest
and very contemporary. Fantastic dialogue. Great characters. There's so
much that's fresh and fun, including the food world which I loved.’ Henry
Fitzherbert Sunday Express
‘Witty and engaging. Susie is a great contemporary heroine…
A funny and honest story.’ ChickLitClub.com
‘A
fabulous first novel by a British writer... Her writing is witty and snappy
and she is hilarious on the food industry.’ Wendy Holden
This sounds like a fun book. And I do love books that include food plot lines, although they often inspire me to check out the contents of my own fridge, which is not a good thing!
ReplyDeletehahaha I'm the same way Kristen. Now, I'm hungry after talking about food. Off to get some lunch ...
DeleteThis sounds fantastic!
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