num_pages: 408
description: In a new World War II-set story from the bestselling author of The Chilbury Ladies' Choir four women compete for a spot hosting a wartime cookery program called The Kitchen Front - based on the actual BBC program of the same name - as well as a chance to better their lives.Two years into WW2 Britain is feeling her losses; the Nazis have won battles the Blitz has destroyed cities and U-boats have cut off the supply of food. In an effort to help housewives with food rationing a BBC radio program called The Kitchen Front is putting on a cooking contest--and the grand prize is a job as the program's first-ever female co-host. For four very different women winning the contest presents a crucial chance to change their lives.For a young widow it's a chance to pay off her husband's debts and keep a roof over her children's heads. For a kitchen maid it's a chance to leave servitude and find freedom. For the lady of the manor it's a chance to escape her wealthy husband's increasingly hostile behavior. And for a trained chef it's a chance to challenge the men at the top of her profession.These four women are giving the competition their all--even if that sometimes means bending the rules. But with so much at stake will the contest that aims to bring the community together serve only to break it apart?
language: English
title: The Kitchen Front
publisher: Ballantine Books