Aftertaste – SAMPLER
by Daria Lavelle
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Pub Date 22 May 2025 | Archive Date 22 May 2025
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (UK & ANZ) | Bloomsbury Publishing
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Description
A food story to binge.
A ghost story to devour.
A love story to savour.
When dead-end dishwasher Kostya discovers the ability to summon spirits through the food he cooks, he embarks on a journey to open a New York City restaurant that serves closure – something he’s craved for as long as he can remember.
There are just three problems:
1. Kostya has some ghosts of his own.
2. His advancing menu of spirit cuisine is threatening the stability of the Afterlife itself.
3. He’s falling in love with Maura, a party psychic with her own secret connection to the Afterlife – who also happens to be the one person who knows he must be stopped.
A bittersweet cocktail of humour and heart, Aftertaste is an imaginative odyssey through food and love, life and death: the things that sustain us, connect us, transport us, and remind us who we are.
Advance Praise
'Practically exploding with love, life and flavour. I relished every word' Louise Kennedy, author of TRESPASSES
'A wondrous work where the culinary transcends the ordinary... deftly and satisfyingly layered' Kevin Jared Hosein, author of HUNGRY GHOSTS
'Raucously witty and entertaining.. This expertly crafted, suspenseful tale is seasoned with a perfectly judged amount of the supernatural. The genuinely heartfelt, touching moments elevate Lavelle's writing to a level that is nigh on impossible to put down. Meanwhile, the lavish culinary descriptions are a real danger - do not read on an empty stomach!' Leo Vardiashvili, author of HARD BY A GREAT FOREST
'Aftertaste is like no novel you've ever tried before. It's much more than your usual dish - it's a whole literary tasting menu' Julia Phillips, author of BEAR
'A hauntingly evocative journey through the realms of pain, pleasure and the power of food' Nigella Lawson
'[A] much anticipated darkly comic debut... about food, ghosts and the New York culinary scene' Vogue
'Deliciously evocative, bitingly inventive, written with humour and heart' Elizabeth Day
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781526683977 |
| PRICE | £16.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 400 |
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