Land of Milk and Honey av C Pam Zhang

A rapturous novel about a young chef whose discovery of pleasure alters her life and, indirectly, the world

''A rich novel of ideas'' GUARDIAN
''A tasty treat'' iNEWS
''A genius balance of page-turning and lyrical prose'' INDEPENDENT
''A sharp, sensual piece of art. When I read I''m always searching for pleasure, for the want, and this book helped me feel something'' RAVEN LEILANI
''It''s rare to read anything that feels this unique. A richly imagined, ambitious, and haunting novel'' GABRIELLE ZEVIN
''Truly exceptional'' ROXANE GAY

A smog has spread. Food crops are disappearing. A chef escapes her career in London to take a job at a decadent mountaintop colony seemingly free of the world''s troubles. There, her enigmatic employer and his visionary daughter have built a lush new life for the global elite, one that reawakens the chef to the pleasures of taste, touch and her