An appetite for violets : a novel
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Arcade Free Library - Adult Fiction
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Honeoye Public Library - Adult Fiction
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Arcade Free Library - Adult Fiction | FIC BAILE | Available |
Honeoye Public Library - Adult Fiction | FIC | Available |
Livonia Public Library - Adult Fiction | FIC BAI | Available |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
England -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Household employees -- England -- Social conditions -- 18th century -- Fiction.
Man-woman relationships -- Fiction.
Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.
Suspense fiction.
Upper class -- England -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Household employees -- England -- Social conditions -- 18th century -- Fiction.
Man-woman relationships -- Fiction.
Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.
Suspense fiction.
Upper class -- England -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Fiction.
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Format
Book
Physical Desc
391 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Description
""That's how it is for us servants. No one pays you much heed; mostly you're invisible as furniture. Yet you overhear a conversation here, and add a little gossip there. Then you find something, something you should not have found." Irrepressible Biddy Leigh, under-cook at the foreboding Mawton Hall, only wants to marry her childhood sweetheart and set up her own tavern. But when her elderly master marries the young Lady Carinna, Biddy is unwittingly swept up in a world of scheming, secrets, and lies. Forced to accompany her new mistress to Italy, she documents her adventures and culinary discoveries in an old household book of recipes, The Cook's Jewel. Biddy grows intrigued by her fellow travelers, but her secretive and unconventional mistress is the most intriguing of all. In London Biddy finds herself attracted to her mistress's younger brother. In France she discovers her mistress's dark secret. At last in Italy, Biddy becomes embroiled in a murderous conspiracy, knowing the secrets she holds could be a key to a better life, or her downfall. Inspired by eighteenth-century household books of recipes and set at the time of the invention of the first restaurants, An Appetite for Violets is a literary feast for lovers of historical fiction. Like Jo Baker's Longbourn, it opens a window into the fascinating lives of servants, while also delivering a suspenseful tale of obsession and betrayal"--,Provided by publisher.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Bailey, M. (2015). An appetite for violets: a novel (First U.S. edition.). Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bailey, Martine. 2015. An Appetite for Violets: A Novel. Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bailey, Martine. An Appetite for Violets: A Novel Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Bailey, Martine. An Appetite for Violets: A Novel First U.S. edition., Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2015.
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