{"product_id":"feast-a-thrilling-historical-novel-brimming-with-intrigue-by-an-exciting-new-voice","title":"Feast: A thrilling historical novel brimming with intrigue by an exciting new voice","description":"\u003cp\u003e'A lush and sensory novel . . .This is a story that lingers' - Emma Pei Yin, author of When Sleeping Women Wake\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Feast held me in its thrall from the first page and never let go . . . an immersive, enthralling, extraordinary piece of historical fiction' - Rachel Blackmore, author of Costanza\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt Chateau 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 chateau'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...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeast is a sumptuous historical novel brimming with intrigue and sensory wonder - a dark fairytale for readers who love Jessie Burton, Elizabeth Macneal and Bridget Collins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A beautiful book, vivid and delicious and alive . . . I loved it' - Alex Hay, author of The Housekeepers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Feast is a tasty read, a fantastic novel filled with glorious detail and deliciously vivid story-telling . . . I highly recommend it' - Salena Godden, author of Mrs Death Misses Death\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A novel to savour, bursting with rich delights' - Laura Wilkinson, author of Redemption Song\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Sensuous and richly imagined' - Beth Miller, author of The Missing Letters of Mrs Bright\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Where Perfume traced the pursuit of power, Feast examines a life of resistance' - Mark A. Radcliffe, author of Three Gifts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Kurtz is the real deal - an absolute original' - Mick Jackson, author of The Underground Man\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A novel that truly captures the senses . . . Perfect for readers who love atmospheric historical fiction' - Louise Hare, author of This Lovely City\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Renegade Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56796419260740,"sku":"9781408749791","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0914\/8402\/9252\/files\/9781408749791.jpg?v=1779896716","url":"https:\/\/inkandember.store\/products\/feast-a-thrilling-historical-novel-brimming-with-intrigue-by-an-exciting-new-voice","provider":" Ink \u0026 Ember","version":"1.0","type":"link"}