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A rapturous novel about a young chef whose discovery of pleasure alters her life and, indirectly, the world

'A startling prose hymn to food and sex, love and violence' GUARDIAN
'Unique, ambitious, haunting' GABRIELLE ZEVIN
'Truly exceptional' ROXANE GAY
'Superb' DOUGLAS STUART

A smog has spread, food is disappearing, and…

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