The Mouseproof Kitchen by Saira Shah
Anna knows that if you want something really badly, you have to plan it. After all, she's a chef. To make a bechamel sauce, you need the right ingredients in the right quantities, at the right time. So when she gets pregnant, she plans a perfect new life in Provence for her perfect new baby.
Heartfelt and funny and beautifulA great meditation on motherhood and marriage that leaves you thinking about all the issues involved for a long time afterwards -- Viv Groskop * Red *
A frank, wonderfully unsentimental and often very funny novel about becoming a mother to a disabled child -- Kirsty Lang
Saira Shah is a gifted writer, a truly original talent. Her novel declares the presence of an author whose name we will come to cherish -- Fergal Keane
Anarchically life-affirming... Shah writes with sensuous passion * New York Times *
A touchingly funny, bittersweet first novel... An addictive, honest read * Red *
A frank, wonderfully unsentimental and often very funny novel about becoming a mother to a disabled child -- Kirsty Lang
Saira Shah is a gifted writer, a truly original talent. Her novel declares the presence of an author whose name we will come to cherish -- Fergal Keane
Anarchically life-affirming... Shah writes with sensuous passion * New York Times *
A touchingly funny, bittersweet first novel... An addictive, honest read * Red *
Saira Shah is an award-winning writer, war reporter and documentary film-maker whose work includes the films 'Beneath the Veil' and 'Death in Gaza'. Her daughter, Ailsa, has severe cerebral palsy.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099575146 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099575140 |
| Title | The Mouseproof Kitchen |
| Author | Saira Shah |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2014-02-06 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Prizes | Long-listed for Waverton Good Read Award 2014 (UK) |
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