{"product_id":"9781416571698","title":"In the Kitchen : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eIn the Kitchen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Monica Ali\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMonica Ali, nominated for the Man Booker Prize, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003eBook Prize, and the National Book Critics Circle Award, has written a follow-up to \u003ci\u003eBrick Lane \u003c\/i\u003ethat further establishes her as one of England’s most compelling and original voices. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGabriel Lightfoot, an enterprising man from a northern English mill town, is making good in London. As executive chef at the once-splendid Imperial Hotel, he aims to run a tight kitchen. Though he’s under constant challenge from the competing demands of an exuberantly multinational staff, a gimlet-eyed hotel management, and business partners with whom he is secretly planning a move to a restaurant of his own, all Gabe’s hard work looks set to pay off. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUntil, that is, a worker is found dead in the kitchen’s basement. It is a small death, a lonely death—but it is enough to disturb the tenuous balance of Gabe’s life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnter Lena, an eerily attractive young woman with mysterious ties to the dead man. Under her spell, Gabe makes a decision, the consequences of which strip him naked and change the course of the life he knows—and the future he thought he wanted. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith prose that \"crackles with verve and vivacity\" (\u003ci\u003eMilwaukee Journal Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e) and \"a truly Dickensian cast of characters\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Buffalo News\u003c\/i\u003e), Ali’s \"portrait of a middle-aged Holden Caulfield wandering the streets\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Plain Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e) is a sheer pleasure to read.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\"Part Kitchen Confidential, part murder mystery, [Ali] uses a posh hotel as a window into British society.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Daily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“All the ingredients for a sizzling tale are present: A sudden death that may or may not be accidental. A middle-age chef on the verge of a breakdown. Sexual obsession. An illicit affair. A nefarious plot involving human smuggling.”—Thrity Umrigar, \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Gabriel Lightfoot is an unforgettable protagonist, his descent into lunacy frighteningly recognizable, individual, profound.”—Pam Houston, \u003ci\u003eO\u003c\/i\u003e, the Oprah Magazine\u003cbr\u003e“A wonderful writer… Evocative … terrific.”—Janice Kaplan on “Good Morning America”\u003cbr\u003e“The kitchen scenes are superb…. and the dialogue crackles with authenticity…. [A] serious and intelligent take on the hidden world of Britain's illegal immigrants.”—Conan Putnam, \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"What pungency in her prose, what immediacy… You cannot help admiring the power of this writer…. Unforgettable.”—Martin Rubin, \u003ci\u003eWashington Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Ali gets the kitchen just right and Gabriel is a sympathetic and beautifully realized character.\"--\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Remarkable... A meditation on free will and what it means to be a human being trying to control one's life.\"--\u003ci\u003eColumbus Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Ali is an expert at detailing the immigrant experience in London... Ali possesses great powers of lyricism and insight.\"--\u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Ali writes with wit and sympathy about the many twists and turns that define our lives.\"--\u003ci\u003eMilwaukee Journal-Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A truly Dickensian cast of characters... Ali rewards readers, too, with .. outstanding passages... Ali's prodigious talents are often on display.\"--\u003ci\u003eBuffalo News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781416571698\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Scribner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40946140971214,"sku":"9781416571698","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_af341015-7ff0-4c49-a7e3-325e10ce34ff.jpg?v=1646083370","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781416571698","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}