Food Person

A deliciously funny novel about cooking, ambition, and friendship set in the chaotic food world of New York City - the perfect holiday read for fans of Monica Heisey's Really Good, Actually and Alison Espach's The Wedding People.<BR><BR>'Think Bridget Jones if she were in The Bear' SUNDAY TIMES STYLE<BR><BR>'The Devil Wears Prada for devoted foodies' PLUM SYKES<BR><BR>'Slyly satirical and richly comedic' EVENING STANDARD<BR><BR>When twenty-something Isabella Pasternack is fired from a digital food magazine, she accepts a thankless job ghostwriting a cookbook for now-infamous actress, Molly Babcock. Molly, on a reputation mission now going south, meets Isabella's earnestness with indifference and downright cruelty. But, for the first time, Isabella is determined to dig in her heels.<BR><BR>Filled with a colourful cast of characters - including Isabella's acerbic roommate, her chaotic mother, and a burgeoning chef love interest - Food Person's slice of contemporary New York life is hilarious and hopeful, charting how the course of unapologetically forging your own future can lead to everyone getting their just deserts.<BR><BR>Praise for Food Person:<BR><BR>'A debut that's about as perfect as they come' GRANT GINDER<BR><BR>'Sharp, witty and funny' INDEPENDENT<BR><BR>'A delicious debut' PEOPLE<BR><BR>'Hilarious, harrowing, and heartwarming' J. RYAN STRADAL<BR><BR>'Utterly delicious and satisfying to the end' MARY ROACH<BR><BR>'A fun, engaging read' 5* Reader Review<BR><BR>'Hilarious, heartfelt, and satisfyingly original' 5* Reader Review<BR><BR>'The perfect summer read....I savoured each page for as long as I could' Reader Review