The Cook's Temptation: A Novel
Joyce Wayne brings to life the complexities of Victorian life, first in County Devon, and then in London’s East End. The big picture is about one woman’s life, class conflict, religious intolerance, suspicion, and betrayal. The central figure is Cordelia, a strong-minded Jewish woman who is...
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Joyce Wayne brings to life the complexities of Victorian life, first in County Devon, and then in London’s East End. The big picture is about one woman’s life, class conflict, religious intolerance, suspicion, and betrayal. The central figure is Cordelia, a strong-minded Jewish woman who is caught between her desire to be true to herself and her need to be accepted by English society. The Cook’s Temptation is about a woman who is unpredictable, both strong- and weak-willed, both kind and heinous, victim and criminal. It is a genuine Victorian saga, full of detail, twists and turns, memorable scenes, and full of drama and pathos.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781771610452 (177161045X)
Publisher: Mosaic Press
Pages no: 340
Edition language: English
Cordelia Tilley grew up in the English countryside, cooking with he mother at the Devil's Stone Inn. Her mother, a French Jew has passed on to Cordelia the love and ability to cook French Cuisine as well as some Jewish customs, which are still not welcome in Victorian England. Cordelia sees hersel...
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