Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Exhilarating to read - thoughtful, heart-warming and poignant, with a quiet intelligence and elegance that does its heroine proud Bridget Collins Two women Ten years A recipe for success Eliza Acton, despite never having boiled an egg, became one of the worlds most successful food writers, revolutionizing cooking and cookbooks around the world. Her story is fascinating, joyful and truly inspiring. The award-winning author of The Joyce Girl seamlessly intertwines recipes and meticulously researched history, serving up the most thought-provoking and page-turning historical novel youll read this year. Explore the enduring struggle for womens freedom, the exhilarating power of friendship, and the creative joy of cooking, through the life of Eliza Acton finally out of the archives and into the public eye. England, 1835. Eliza Acton dreams of becoming a poet, but when she takes her new manuscript to a publisher, shes told that poetry is not the business of a lady. Instead, he demands a cookery book. Eliza is hesitant but when her bankrupt father is forced to flee the country, she has no choice but to comply. Although she has never cooked before, she is determined to learn and to bring her skills as a poet to the craft of recipe writing. She hires young, impoverished Ann Kirby as her assistant and, before long, the two women develop a radical friendship crossing the divides of age and class. Together, Eliza and Ann break the mould of traditional cookbooks, changing the course of food writing forever. But in the process of doing so, their friendship is pushed to its very limits. Eliza Acton, despite having never before boiled an egg, became one of the worlds most successful cookery writers. Her story is fascinating, uplifting and inspiring. With recipes that leap to life from the page, The Language of Food explores the enduring struggle for female freedom, the creativity and quiet joy of cooking and the poetry of food. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781398502253

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Language Of Food: "Mouth-Watering And Sensuous, A Real Feast For The Imagination" Bridget Collins

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The Language of Food: The International Bestseller - "Mouth-watering and sensuous, a real feast for the imagination" BRIDGET COLLINS

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