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Maggie’s Kitchen

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A young girl trying to do her best for her country…When the British Ministry of Food urgently calls for the opening of restaurants to feed tired and hungry Londoners during WWII, aspiring cook Maggie Johnson seems close to realising a long-held dream. After overcoming a tangle of red tape, Maggie’s Kitchen finally opens its doors to the public and Maggie finds that she has an unexpected problem – her restaurant is too popular, and there’s not enough food to go round.Then Maggie takes twelve-year-old street urchin Robbie under her wing and, through him, is introduced to a dashing Polish refugee, digging for victory on London’s allotments. Between them they will have to break the rules in order to put food on the table, and, perhaps, find love into the bargain…

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Weight 0.27 kg
Dimensions 2.5 × 12.6 × 19.8 cm
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Format

Paperback
Language

Pages

400
Publisher

Year Published

2017-7-27
Imprint

Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom
ISBN 10

1785035347
About The Author

Caroline Beecham grew up at the English seaside and relocated to Australia to continue her career as a writer and producer in film and television. She has worked on a documentary about Princess Diana lookalikes, a series about journeys to the ends of the earth, as well as a feature film about finding the end of the rainbow. Caroline decided on a new way of storytelling and studied the craft of novel writing at the Faber Academy in 2012. She has an MA in Film & Television and a MA in Creative Writing and lives with her husband and two sons by Sydney harbour. You can find out more about Caroline on her website http://www.carolinebeecham.com or follow her on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/Caroline.J.Beecham or Twitter http://www.twitter.com/CarolineBeecham
Review Quote

extremely engaging novel … fictionalises its fascinating historical sources so successfully that it reads like the work of a veteran storyteller. Her career as a screenwriter and producer is probably responsible for that, as for the cinematic quality of this entertaining book.
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Despite the backdrop of WWII, Beecham keeps the tone light and serves up a sliver of romance and dollops of heart-warming hope. She also – deftly and subtly – educates readers about that time in our history.

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