{"product_id":"9781408749807","title":"Feast","description":"Author: Catherine Kurtz\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781408749807\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Quercus Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 02 Jun 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A lush and sensory novel . . .This is a story that lingers' \u003c\/b\u003e- Emma Pei Yin, author of \u003ci\u003eWhen Sleeping Women Wake\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Feast\u003c\/i\u003e held me in its thrall from the first page and never let go . . . an immersive, enthralling, extraordinary piece of historical fiction' \u003c\/b\u003e- Rachel Blackmore, author of \u003ci\u003eCostanza\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the soot-streaked alleys of 19th-century London, Minha is a girl unlike any other - born with an extraordinary gift: an overwhelming, all-consuming sense of taste. Desperate to escape a life of poverty, she crosses the sea to France, chasing the shimmer of a better future.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt Chateau de Bellefalaise, a grand estate with fairytale turrets perched above a sleepy village, Minha's talent is discovered when she detects poison in a dish about to be served to the chateau's master, Duc Nicolas. For the first time in her life, her strange ability becomes her salvation - and her curse. Appointed the Duc's personal poison-taster, she is confined to her tasting room and forced to live in the chateau's shadows. With each dish, she enters a world of glittering porcelain and gilded secrets, where danger simmers beneath every course...\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when she loses her miraculous gift and suspicion coils through the corridors, Minha must confront a terrifying truth: without her gift, who is she - and what remains of the life she's fought so hard to build?\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFeast\u003c\/i\u003e is a sumptuous historical novel brimming with intrigue and sensory wonder - a dark fairytale for readers who love Jessie Burton, Elizabeth Macneal and Bridget Collins.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A beautiful book, vivid and delicious and alive . . . I loved it'\u003c\/b\u003e - Alex Hay, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Housekeepers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Feast is a tasty read, a fantastic novel filled with glorious detail and deliciously vivid story-telling . . . I highly recommend it' \u003c\/b\u003e- Salena Godden, author of \u003ci\u003eMrs Death Misses Death\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A novel to savour, bursting with rich delights'\u003c\/b\u003e - Laura Wilkinson, author of \u003ci\u003eRedemption Song\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Sensuous and richly imagined'\u003c\/b\u003e - Beth Miller, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Missing Letters of Mrs Bright\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Where \u003ci\u003ePerfume \u003c\/i\u003etraced the pursuit of power, \u003ci\u003eFeast \u003c\/i\u003eexamines a life of resistance'\u003c\/b\u003e - Mark A Radcliffe, author of \u003ci\u003eThree Gifts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Kurtz is the real deal - an absolute original' \u003c\/b\u003e- Mick Jackson, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Underground Man\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47857175855262,"sku":"ADS-9781408749807","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781408749807.jpg?v=1781482700","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781408749807","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}