When Martine Bailey entered a cookery contest she had no idea it would lead to a life-changing obsession with French cuisine. As an amateur cook, Martine won the Merchant Gourmet Recipe Challenge and was a former UK Dessert Champion, cooking at Le Meurice in Paris.Inspired by eighteenth-century household books of recipes, An Appetite for Violets and A Taste for Nightshade both invite readers to feast on the past. In pursuit of authenticity Martine studied with TV food historian Ivan Day and experienced Georgian food and fashion at firsthand with an historic re-enactment society. Martine lives in Cheshire, England and Auckland, New Zealand. She is married with one son and is now writing third historical mystery novel.Follow Martine at:http://www.martinebailey.comhttps://twitter.com/MartineBaileyhttps://www.facebook.com/MartineBaileyWriterhttps://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7165910.Martine_Bailey