From the bestselling 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.
But with so much at stake, will the contest that aims to bring the community together only serve to break it apart?.
These four women are giving the competition their all--even if that sometimes means bending the rules.
And for a trained chef, it\'s a chance to challenge the men at the top of her profession.
For a lady of the manor, it\'s a chance to escape her wealthy husband\'s increasingly hostile behavior.
For a Kitchen maid, it\'s a chance to leave servitude and find freedom.
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 four very different women, winning the competition would present a crucial chance to change their lives.
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.
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY GOOD HOUSEKEEPING - This story had me so hooked, I literally couldn\'t put it down.--NPR 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.
From the bestselling 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
