{"product_id":"ali-monica-in-the-kitchen-9780552774864","title":"In The Kitchen","description":"At the once-splendid Imperial Hotel chef Gabriel Lightfoot is trying to run a tight kitchen. But his integrity and his sanity are under constant challenge from an exuberantly multinational staff a gimlet-eyed hotel management and business partners with whom he is planning a new venture. Despite the pressure his hard work looks set to pay off.\n\u003cbr\u003e\nUntil the discovery of a porter's dead body in the kitchen appears to tip the scales. It is a small death a lonely death - but it is enough to disturb the tenuous balance of Gabe's life. \n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn The Kitchen is Monica Ali's stunning follow up to Brick Lane. It is both the portrait of a man pushed to the edge and a wry and telling look into the melting pot which is our contemporary existence. It confirms Monica Ali not only as a great modern storyteller but also an acute observer of the dramas of modern life.","brand":"Black Swan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53367826284886,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/5829\/5382\/files\/product_image_9780552774864_1.jpg?v=1778855747","url":"https:\/\/www.momoxbooks.com\/products\/ali-monica-in-the-kitchen-9780552774864","provider":"momoxbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}