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Maggie's Kitchen
Caroline Beecham
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Description for Maggie's Kitchen
paperback. When the British Ministry of Food urgently calls for the opening of restaurants to feed tired and hungry Londoners during WWII, Maggie Johnson seems close to realising a long-held dream. Navigating a continuous tangle of government red-tape, Maggie's Kitchen finally opens its doors to the public and Maggie finds that she has a most unexpected.. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
A young girl trying to do her best for her country... When the British Ministry of Food urgently calls for the opening of restaurants to feed tired and hungry Londoners during WWII, aspiring cook Maggie Johnson seems close to realising a long-held dream. After overcoming a tangle of red tape, Maggie's Kitchen finally opens its doors to the public and Maggie finds that she has an unexpected problem - her restaurant is too popular, and there's not enough food to go round. Then Maggie takes twelve-year-old street urchin Robbie under her wing and, through ... Read more
A young girl trying to do her best for her country... When the British Ministry of Food urgently calls for the opening of restaurants to feed tired and hungry Londoners during WWII, aspiring cook Maggie Johnson seems close to realising a long-held dream. After overcoming a tangle of red tape, Maggie's Kitchen finally opens its doors to the public and Maggie finds that she has an unexpected problem - her restaurant is too popular, and there's not enough food to go round. Then Maggie takes twelve-year-old street urchin Robbie under her wing and, through ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785035340
SKU
9781785035340
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-2
About Caroline Beecham
Caroline Beecham grew up at the English seaside and relocated to Australia to continue her career as a writer and producer in film and television. She has worked on a documentary about Princess Diana lookalikes, a series about journeys to the ends of the earth, as well as a feature film about finding the end of the rainbow. Caroline decided ... Read more
Reviews for Maggie's Kitchen
extremely engaging novel ... fictionalises its fascinating historical sources so successfully that it reads like the work of a veteran storyteller. Her career as a screenwriter and producer is probably responsible for that, as for the cinematic quality of this entertaining book.
Sydney Morning Herald
Despite the backdrop of WWII, Beecham keeps the tone light and ... Read more
Sydney Morning Herald
Despite the backdrop of WWII, Beecham keeps the tone light and ... Read more