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The Kitchen Front

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The Kitchen Front

Auteur(s): Jennifer Ryan
Narrateur(s): Jasmine Blackborow
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From the best-selling author of The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir comes an unforgettable novel of a BBC-sponsored wartime cooking competition and the four women who enter for a chance to better their lives.

Two years into World War II, Britain is feeling her losses: The Nazis have won battles, the Blitz has destroyed cities, and U-boats have cut off the supply of food. In an effort to help housewives with food rationing, a BBC radio program called The Kitchen Front is holding a cooking contest - and the grand prize is a job as the program’s first-ever female co-host. For four very different women, winning the competition would present a crucial chance to change their lives.

For a young widow, it’s a chance to pay off her husband’s debts and keep a roof over her children’s heads. For a kitchen maid, it’s a chance to leave servitude and find freedom. For a lady of the manor, it’s a chance to escape her wealthy husband’s increasingly hostile behavior. And for a trained chef, it’s a chance to challenge the men at the top of her profession.

These four women are giving the competition their all - even if that sometimes means bending the rules. But with so much at stake, will the contest that aims to bring the community together only serve to break it apart?

* This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF that contains recipes from the book.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2021 Jennifer Ryan (P)2021 Random House Audio
20e siècle Fiction Fiction de genre Fiction féminine Historique Mariage

Ce que les critiques en disent

“A charming tale that will satiate a lot of different tastes: historical fiction lovers, cooking competition fans, anyone who revels in girl-power lit.... This story had me so hooked, I literally couldn’t put it down to cook.” (NPR)

“[Ryan is] a master of plotting and working in different registers.... Readers with an appetite for homefront WWII novels will find this deeply satisfying.” (Publishers Weekly)

“A creative and satiating novel. Certain to delight lovers of historical fiction and TV cooking competitions.” (Kirkus)

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I thoroughly enjoyed the book. I felt the narrator brought the story to life. Reminded me a bit of Maeve Binchey novels about everyday life told through the interwoven stories of each character.

Lovely story

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Great, lovable characters. Interesting facts about rationing and dietary substitutions. This was just a pleasant, believable story of women's strength and the joy of friendship.

Heartwarming

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Having said that, I gave this book five stars. I love this period of history and am so inspired by the tales of “getting by”. The ingenuity and creativity of these folks is unmatched even, sadly today. Wonderful tips and tricks and incredible recipes. The narrator was absolutely on point. This was a great read!

Just the tiniest bit cheesy

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Very well written and narrated. It was so good I couldn’t stop listening! It was a book club recommendation, but really I would endorse as a read for anyone.

The Kitchen Front

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I really enjoyed this inspiring historical tale of friendship and perseverance and teamwork, combined with some interesting information about cooking and food.

Inspiring

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Very enjoyable read…. I was a bit put off at first because there was a LOT of food talk but we then learned about the strength an resilience of women managing to survive and feed their families through such difficult times. Ingenious ways with recipes, & foraging but friendships became so important to get through these war years ♥️♥️

Women strength during WW2

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The performance is excellent and extremely well read. the story is lovely, although a bit much on the 'happy ending' for all....a bit like the Christmas Carol...I highly recommend it.

Wonderful prose with much love and hope!

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A clever, well-researched WWII novel with a fresh plot ; a rare find these days. The author clearly did her homework, and the occasional winks to other wartime novels and period dramas are a clever touch that adds a layer of intertextual fun for the attentive reader. But somewhere between the swooning prose and emotional overload, it tries a bit too hard to please both romance fans and history nerds. What ultimately pulled me out of the story was the heavy-handed messaging. It’s frustrating to see male characters either vilified or erased, with the clear implication that female fulfillment must come from female-only spaces or communities. These tropes are growing tired; not because strong female friendships aren’t worth exploring, but because the binary they often replace it with (bad men, good women) lacks nuance and feels more like messaging than storytelling. I wanted to love this book. In many ways, it deserves praise. But it left me feeling lectured instead of moved. Mega stars for originality and atmosphere ; but it loses points for an ideology with a megaphone that overpowers a decent survival story.

A War Story with Flair and Flaws

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