Above the Bay of Angels
By: Rhys Bowen
4.19
Format: 323 pages, Kindle Edition
A single twist of fate puts a servant girl to work in Queen Victoria’s royal kitchen, setting off a…
Want to Read $ 5.99"The new century is coming. Young women should have a chance to make something of themselves. Heaven knows that most of the cooks in the great houses around the country are women. It's a natural art for us females."-Rhys Bowen, Above the Bay of Angels
"The new century is coming. Young women should have a chance to make something of themselves. Heaven knows that most of the cooks in the great houses around the country are women. It's a natural art for us females."-Rhys Bowen, Above the Bay of Angels
"It is Jean-Paul Lepin. Chef Lepin." I could not stifle a grin. I thought he had said lapin , which is the French word for rabbit. "For a rabbit, you seem quite fearless." This made the other chefs chuckle again, and I saw by the nod of a head that I had scored a point."-Rhys Bowen, Above the Bay of Angels
"It is Jean-Paul Lepin. Chef Lepin." I could not stifle a grin. I thought he had said lapin , which is the French word for rabbit. "For a rabbit, you seem quite fearless." This made the other chefs chuckle again, and I saw by the nod of a head that I had scored a point."-Rhys Bowen, Above the Bay of Angels
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2. Above the Bay of Angels
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Format: 323 pages, Kindle Edition
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"The new century is coming. Young women should have a chance to make something of themselves. Heaven knows that most of the cooks in the great houses around the country are women. It's a natural art f…"-Rhys Bowen, Above the Bay of Angels
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5. The Comfort of Ghosts (Maisie Dobbs, #18)
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From the USA Today bestselling author of When We Believed in Mermaids comes an emotional novel abou… read more
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