02199cam a2200289 i 4500 763692082 TxAuBib 20230418120000.0 200609s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2020026377 9780593158807 hardcover 0593158806 hardcover 9780593158814 paperback 0593158814 paperback TxAuBib rda Ryan, Jennifer, author The kitchen front. The kitchen front : a novel / Jennifer Ryan. First Edition. New York : Ballantine Books, [2021] 406 pages ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "From the bestselling author of The Chilbury Ladies' Choir comes a new World War II-set story of four women on the home front competing for a spot hosting a BBC wartime cookery program and a chance to better their lives. Two years into World War II, 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?"-- Provided by publisher. 20230418. War Stories.