John Saturnall's Feast

by Lawrence Norfolk

Book Overview

A beautiful, rich and sensuous historical novel, John Saturnall's Feast tells the story of a young orphan who becomes a kitchen boy at a manor house, and rises through the ranks to become the greatest Cook of his generation. It is a story of food, star-crossed lovers, ancient myths and one boy's rise from outcast to hero. Orphaned when his mother dies of starvation, having been cast out of her village as a witch, John is taken in at the kitchens at...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080212173X
• ISBN13: 9780802121738
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Grove Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.4" x 8.0"