IN THE KITCHEN by Monica Ali ( 9780552774864 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

IN THE KITCHEN

By:

Monica Ali

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

0552774863

ISBN 13:

9780552774864

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Publisher:

TRANSWORLD PUBLISHERS LTD

Pub. date:

27 May, 2010

Pages:

560

Description:

At the once-splendid Imperial Hotel, chef Gabriel Lightfoot is trying to run a tight kitchen. But his integrity and his sanity are under constant challenge from an exuberantly multinational staff. Despite the pressure, his hard work looks set to pay off. Until the discovery of a porter's dead body in the kitchen appears to tip the scales.

Synopsis:

At the once-splendid Imperial Hotel, chef Gabriel Lightfoot is trying to run a tight kitchen. But his integrity and his sanity are under constant challenge from an exuberantly multinational staff, a gimlet-eyed hotel management, and business partners with whom he is planning a new venture. Despite the pressure, his hard work looks set to pay off.Until the discovery of a porter's dead body in the kitchen appears to tip the scales. It is a small death, a lonely death - but it is enough to disturb the tenuous balance of Gabe's life. In The Kitchen is Monica Ali's stunning follow up to Brick Lane. It is both the portrait of a man pushed to the edge, and a wry and telling look into the melting pot which is our contemporary existence. It confirms Monica Ali not only as a great modern storyteller but also an acute observer of the dramas of modern life.

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Black Swan

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