{"product_id":"9781846686658","title":"The Good Plain Cook","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Vividly drawn and affecting . . . fine touches of subtlety and humour.\"— \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Delicious . . . gorgeously written, full of teasing observations about love, class and cookery.\"— \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e (London)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Bethan Roberts is a fearless writer.\"—Louise Welsh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen local girl Kitty Allen answers an advertisement looking for a \"good plain cook,\" she has no idea what she's getting herself into. As the temperature rises through the long, hot summer, the dream begins to fall apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLoosely based on a summer in the life of Peggy Guggenheim, \u003ci\u003eThe Good Plain Cook\u003c\/i\u003e is beautifully written, gently funny, and genuinely touching.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eBethan Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e lives in Brighton in the south of England. Her debut novel \u003ci\u003eThe Pools\u003c\/i\u003e was critically acclaimed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Serpent's Tail Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47043276898544,"sku":"9781846686658","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781846686658_p0.jpg?v=1763746408","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781846686658","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}