{"title":"Catherine Kurtz","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"feast","title":"Feast","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'A lush and sensory novel . . .This is a story that lingers'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Emma Pei Yin, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWhen Sleeping Women Wake\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e'Feast\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eheld me in its thrall from the first page and never let go . . .\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ean immersive, enthralling, extraordinary piece of historical fiction'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Rachel Blackmore, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCostanza\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt Château 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 château's master, Duc Nicolas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor 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...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eFeast\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a sumptuous historical novel brimming with intrigue and sensory wonder - a dark fairytale for readers who love\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJessie Burton, Elizabeth Macneal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBridget Collins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'A beautiful book, vivid and delicious and alive . . . I loved it'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Alex Hay, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Housekeepers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Feast is a tasty read, a fantastic novel filled with glorious detail and deliciously vivid story-telling . . . I highly recommend it'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Salena Godden, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMrs Death Misses Death\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A novel to savour, bursting with rich delights'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Laura Wilkinson, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRedemption Song\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Sensuous and richly imagined'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Beth Miller, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Missing Letters of Mrs Bright\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Where\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ePerfume\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003etraced the pursuit of power,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eFeast\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eexamines a life of resistance'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Mark A. Radcliffe, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThree Gifts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Kurtz is the real deal - an absolute original'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Mick Jackson, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Underground Man\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'A novel that truly captures the senses . . . Perfect for readers who love atmospheric historical fiction'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Louise Hare, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThis Lovely City\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldsboro Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57167682437493,"sku":"978-1408749791","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4900\/5606\/files\/e96ac66f-b30d-44d4-9791-f05c7e91fff6.jpg?v=1778577357"}],"url":"https:\/\/goldsborobooks.com\/collections\/catherine-kurtz.oembed","provider":"Goldsboro Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}