{"product_id":"9781408749821-feast","title":"Feast","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA thrilling historical novel brimming with intrigue by an exciting new voice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA young woman gifted with a remarkable sense of taste is appointed as a French chateau master's official poison-taster - at grave personal risk. Inspired by Suskind's \u003ci\u003ePerfume \u003c\/i\u003eand perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Miniaturist\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Binding\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShe can taste anything. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEverything. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEvery ingredient in a recipe. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eearth in which the potatoes were grown. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe tree on which the fruits were ripened. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShe can taste it all.\u003c\/b\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\u003cb\u003e. \u003c\/b\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\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeast\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a sumptuous historical novel brimming with intrigue and sensory wonder - a dark fairytale for readers who love \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJessie Burton, Elizabeth Macneal\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eand \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBridget Collins\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57437644947830,"sku":"9781408749821","price":8.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781408749821-feast","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}