The Mouseproof Kitchen
$45.67
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
15 February 2014
Summary
A heartbreakingly honest and funny autobiographical novel about family, love and life in rural France
Anna knows that if you want something really badly, you have to plan it. After all, she’s a chef. To make a bechamel sauce, you need the right ingredients in the right quantities, at the right time.
So when she gets pregnant, she plans a perfect new life in Provence for her perfect new baby.
But when their daughter Freya is born with profound mental and physical disabi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099575146 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0099575140 |
| Author: | Saira Shah |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 15 February 2014 |
| Weight: | 279g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 129mm x 198mm |
You Can Find This Book In
Critics Review
Heartfelt and funny and beautiful. A great meditation on motherhood and marriage that leaves you thinking about all the issues involved for a long time afterwards
Heartfelt and funny and beautiful. A great meditation on motherhood and marriage that leaves you thinking about all the issues involved for a long time afterwards – Viv Groskop * Red *
A frank, wonderfully unsentimental and often very funny novel about becoming a mother to a disabled child – Kirsty Lang
Saira Shah is a gifted writer, a truly original talent. Her novel declares the presence of an author whose name we will come to cherish – Fergal Keane
Anarchically life-affirming… Shah writes with sensuous passion * New York Times *
A touchingly funny, bittersweet first novel… An addictive, honest read * Red *
A funny and poignant read – Deirdre O’Brien * Sunday Mirror *
This beautiful debut will have parent looking at their child through new eyes – Sarah Reid * UK Regional Press Syndication *
Saira Shah
Saira Shah is an award-winning writer, war reporter and documentary film-maker whose work includes the films ‘Beneath the Veil’ and ‘Death in Gaza’. Her daughter, Ailsa, has severe cerebral palsy.
Returns
This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.