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A certain hunger : a novel / Chelsea G. Summers.
Food critic Dorothy Daniels loves what she does. Discerning, meticulous, and very, very smart, Dorothy's clear mastery of the culinary arts make it likely that she could, on any given night, whip up a more inspired dish than any one of the chefs she writes about. Dorothy loves sex as much as she loves food, and while she has struggled to find a long-term partner that can keep up with her, she makes the best of her single life, frequently traveling from Manhattan to Italy for a taste of both. But there is something within Dorothy that's different from everyone else, and having suppressed it long enough, she starts to embrace what makes Dorothy uniquely, terrifyingly herself. Recounting her life from a seemingly idyllic farm-to-table childhood, the heights of her career, to the moment she plunges an ice pick into a man's neck on Fire Island, Dorothy Daniels show us what happens when a woman finally embraces her superiority.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781951213145
- Physical Description: 254 pages ; 23 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Los Angeles, California : The Unnamed press, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020.
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| Genre: | Suspense fiction. Black humor. |
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- 6 of 7 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Terrace Public Library.
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- 1 current hold with 7 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Terrace Public Library | SUM (Text) | 35151001113695 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
A passionate food critic who travels the world to sate her appetites for wonderful food and sex reflects on how her early years on an idyllic farm led to her culinary career and violent psychopathic impulses. A first novel. - Baker & Taylor
"Absurdist fictional account of foodie-culture, about a well-traveled female food critic who strikes back against the male-dominated magazine world in which she operates"-- - Perseus Publishing
One of Vanity Fair's Books That Will Get You Through This Winter
âOne of the most uniquely fun and campily gory books in my recent memory... A Certain Hunger has the voice of a hard-boiled detective novel, as if metaphor-happy Raymond Chandler handed the reins over to the sexed-up femme fatale and really let her fly." âThe New York Times
Food critic Dorothy Daniels loves what she does. Discerning, meticulous, and very, very smart, Dorothyâs clear mastery of the culinary arts make it likely that she could, on any given night, whip up a more inspired dish than any one of the chefs she writes about. Dorothy loves sex as much as she loves food, and while she has struggled to find a long-term partner that can keep up with her, she makes the best of her single life, frequently traveling from Manhattan to Italy for a taste of both.
But there is something within Dorothy thatâs different from everyone else, and having suppressed it long enough, she starts to embrace what makes Dorothy uniquely, terrifyingly herself. Recounting her life from a seemingly idyllic farm-to-table childhood, the heights of her career, to the moment she plunges an ice pick into a man's neck on Fire Island, Dorothy Daniels show us what happens when a woman finally embraces her superiority.
A satire of early foodieism, a critique of how gender is defined, and a showcase of virtuoso storytelling, Chelsea G. Summersâ A Certain Hunger introduces us to the food worldâs most charming psychopath and an exciting new voice in fiction.
