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Recipe for a perfect wife : a novel / Karma Brown.
Alice Hale left a career in publicity to become a writer and follow her husband to the New York suburbs. Unaccustomed to filling her days alone in a big, empty house, she is captivated by a vintage cookbook found buried in a box in the old home's basement, and by the cookbook's previous owner. As Alice cooks her way through 1950s housewife Nellie Murdoch's past, she realizes that within the cookbook's pages are clues about Nellie's life-- including a unsent letters penned to her mother. Uncovering a more sinister side to Nellie's marriage, Alice begins to take control of her life-- and protect herself with a few secrets of her own. -- adapted from jacket.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781524744939 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 152474493X (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 322 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: [New York] : Dutton, [2020]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Place of publication taken from publisher's website. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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| Subject: | Housewives > Fiction. Imagination > Fiction. Patriarchy > History > Fiction. Self-actualization (Psychology) > Fiction. Cookbooks > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Domestic fiction. Detective and mystery fiction. |
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- 0 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.
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- 3 current holds with 2 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covington Branch | BROWN K (Text) | 33126024491791 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 04/30/2024 |
| Independence Branch | BROWN K (Text) | 33126024491783 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 04/25/2024 |