{"product_id":"the-school-of-essential-ingredients-1-school-of-essential-ingredients-novel-9780425232095","title":"The School of Essential Ingredients 1 School of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of Reese Witherspoon's Book Club pick \u003ci\u003eThe Scent Keeper\u003c\/i\u003e comes a “heartbreakingly delicious” national bestseller about a chef, her students, and the evocative lessons that food teaches about life. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Once a month on a Monday night, eight students gather in Lillian's restaurant for a cooking class. Among them is Claire, a young woman coming to terms with her new identity as a mother; Tom, a lawyer whose life has been overturned by loss; Antonia, an Italian kitchen designer adapting to life in America; and Carl and Helen, a long-married couple whose union contains surprises the rest of the class would never suspect.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The students have come to learn the art behind Lillian's soulful dishes, but it soon becomes clear that each seeks a recipe for something beyond the kitchen. And soon they are transformed by the aromas, flavors, and textures of what they create....\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe School of Essential Ingredients\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Delectable writing.”—\u003ci\u003eSeattle Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e“Food Network fans will devour this first novel about a whimsical cooking school run by a gentle chef with a fierce passion for food.”—\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “Lyrical and descriptive.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Oregonian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Bauermeister deftly combines romance, lyrical language and a dash of sentimentality.”—\u003ci\u003eSt. Petersburg Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “[A] warm, satisfying exploration of food, cooking and memory…evocative.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Star-Ledger \u003c\/i\u003e(NJ)\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “The novel has that...life-is-meals feeling.”—\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In this remarkable debut, Bauermeister creates a captivating world where the pleasures and particulars of sophisticated food come to mean much more than simple epicurean indulgence.”—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Exquisitely written...It’s a luscious slice of life...and you will enjoy every bite.”—*\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Sarah Addison\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “The perfect recipe for escaping from life’s stresses...luminous prose.”—#1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Kate Jacobs","brand":"Penguin Putnam Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49525234073943,"sku":"9780425232095","price":12.33,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780425232095.jpg?v=1731859745","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-school-of-essential-ingredients-1-school-of-essential-ingredients-novel-9780425232095","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}