Prue Leith played a leading role in the revolution of Britain's eating
habits. Having published twelve highly acclaimed cookbooks, and held the
ladle at her own gold standard bistro, she surrendered herself to her
own secret passion: Culinary Fiction. This is the first of three Prue
Leith novels to inaugurate the Opus Culinary Fiction series. The
mysterious juices of life intermingle with Leith's characters' creative
harvests and subtle sauces. Kate, a successful caterer to the posh
Parliament crowd, inadvertently caters to the pleasures of Britain's
Secretary of State, and uncovers her deepening understanding that each
life must be a hybrid if it is to survive; substitutions must be part of
the expectation; nothing is in season forever. Improvisation isn't just
an escape route; its labyrinthine route is the main highway. There is no
one recipe - not even great sex - which will be news to many readers -
that will keep a relationship fresh. And there are days when going off
impromptu to fly a kite takes precedence over the sanctity of beef and
Yorkshire pudding. Just when you think your larder is stale and it's
time to unplug and compost, a friend - a transplant from another world -
will explain that this is merely an opportunity for chutney.
