About the Book

Celie Marlow begins working in the Latimers'' kitchen when she is only ten,
learning her art from Mrs Harper. By the age of 18 she has become a talented
cook. But when she falls in love with a Latimer, all their lives change with
frightening swiftness. Driven from her home, Celie finds unexpected
success in a new venture with her old boss - then loses everything once more.
Thrown on to the streets of Liverpool, penniless and desperate, she will have to
find her own way. ''Her thousands of fans recognise the artistry of a true
storyteller'' Lancashire Life