The Mouse-Proof Kitchen: A Novel - Hardcover

Shah, Saira

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 147670564X ISBN 13: 9781476705644

Publisher: Atria/Emily Bestler Books, 2013

Synopsis

Life is messy . . . but it’s the messy bits that give it meaning.

Anna thought she had it all figured out . . . but fate had other plans.

When Anna, a chef by profession, discovers she’s pregnant, she prepares to leave dreary London behind and move to idyllic Provence, France, with her husband, Tobias, and her lovable baby-to-be. But she’s suddenly forced to reevaluate her dreams when their baby is born less than perfect. Little do Anna and Tobias know that the change in plans sparked by Freya’s birth is the beginning of an incredible journey of the heart. Along the way, they discover that there truly is no such thing as a mouseproof kitchen, and though life sometimes gets a little messy, it’s the messy bits that give it meaning.

The couple and their new daughter end up in a vermin-infested farmhouse in a remote town in France—far from the mansion in Provence they’d originally imagined. Their rickety home is falling down around them, the village is involved in a decades-old trauma, and even the charms of the region’s lavender fields and a budding romance between two of their young neighbors can’t distract from the fact that Freya’s hospital stays are becoming frighteningly frequent. Anna must draw on reserves of strength she never knew she had just to keep going from day to day. But will it be enough to keep her family together—and her daughter safe?

Told with humor and warmth, The Mouse-Proof Kitchen is a moving and thought-provoking story about how the best parts of life are often the most complicated.

About this title

About the Author:

Saira Shah has won three Emmys for her films Unholy War, Beneath the Veil, and Death in Gaza. She has also written an autobiography, The Storyteller’s Daughter. Saira retired from filmmaking in 2003 and divides her time between the UK and France.

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About this edition

• Publisher: Atria/Emily Bestler Books
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 147670564X
• ISBN 13: 9781476705644
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352