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The Last Banquet
Jonathan Grimwood
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Description for The Last Banquet
Paperback. Starting life in the gutter, Jean-Marie d'Aumout rises through the ranks of eighteenth-century French society propelled by his wits and an obsession with finding the perfect taste. But beyond the palace walls, revolution is in the air and the country is clamouring with a hunger of a different kind. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 136 x 24. Weight in Grams: 252.
Jean-Marie Charles d'Aumout is many things.
Orphan, soldier, diplomat, spy, lover.
And chef.
This is his story.
We meet Jean-Marie d'Aumout as a penniless orphan eating beetles by the side of a road. His fate is changed after an unlikely encounter finds him patronage and he is sent to military academy. Despite his lowly roots, and thanks to wit and courage in great measure, he grows up to become a diplomat and spy.
Passion, political intrigue and international adventure abound in Jean-Marie's life, yet his drive stems from a single obsession: the pursuit of the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857868817
SKU
V9780857868817
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Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-29
About Jonathan Grimwood
Jonathan Grimwood has written for the Guardian, The Times, the Telegraph and the Independent. He is married to the journalist and novelist Sam Baker. They divide their time between Winchester and Paris. www.j-cg.co.uk Follow @JonCG_novelist on Twitter
Reviews for The Last Banquet
Racily picaresque, energetic and clever
Guardian
An astonishing, sensual feast which will appeal to those who enjoyed Patrick Susskind's Perfume
David Barnett
Independent on Sunday
A true feast for the senses
Scotsman
Intriguing, fanciful, philosophical and told with an admirable lightness ... Read more
Guardian
An astonishing, sensual feast which will appeal to those who enjoyed Patrick Susskind's Perfume
David Barnett
Independent on Sunday
A true feast for the senses
Scotsman
Intriguing, fanciful, philosophical and told with an admirable lightness ... Read more