{"product_id":"9781529416794-the-cheffe","title":"The Cheffe","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Culinary Novel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn investigation into culinary genius, freedom and identity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Marie NDiaye is so intelligent, so composed, so good, that any description of her work feels like an understatement\" - Madeleine Schwartz, \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Rich, meandering . NDiaye excels at luscious, forensic descriptions of the ritualistic preparation of food\" - Catherine Taylor, \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Cheffe is born into an impoverished family in Sainte-Bazeille in south-western France, but when she takes a job working in the kitchen of a couple in the Landes region, it does not take long before it becomes clear that the Cheffe has an unusual, remarkable talent for cooking. She dreams in recipes, she's always imagining new food combinations, she hunts down elusive flavours and aromas, and she soon usurps the couple's cook.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut for all her genius, the Cheffe remains very secretive about the rest of her life. She becomes pregnant, but will not reveal her daughter's father. She shares nothing of her feelings or emotions. And when the demands of her work and caring for her child become too much, she leaves her baby in the care of her family, and sets out to open her own restaurant, which will soon win rave reviews and be lauded by all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut her relationship with her daughter will never be easy, and before long, it will threaten to destroy everything the Cheffe has spent her life perfecting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated from the French by Jordan Stump.\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":40944460038241,"sku":"9781529416794","price":9.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_26763593.jpg?v=1721234894","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529416794-the-cheffe","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}