{"title":"Catherine Kurtz","description":"\u003cp\u003eCatherine Kurtz crafts richly detailed \u003cstrong\u003ehistorical fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e that brings past eras vividly to life. Her storytelling weaves together authentic settings and complex characters, inviting readers to immerse themselves in worlds shaped by history and human experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith titles like \u003cem\u003eFeast\u003c\/em\u003e, readers can expect narratives that explore tradition, survival, and the subtle dramas of everyday life set against evocative historical backdrops. 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Desperate to escape a life of poverty, she crosses the sea to France, chasing the shimmer of a better future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt Chateau de Bellefalaise, a grand estate with fairytale turrets perched above a sleepy village, Minha's talent is discovered when she detects poison in a dish about to be served to the chateau's master, Duc Nicolas. For the first time in her life, her strange ability becomes her salvation - and her curse. Appointed the Duc's personal poison-taster, she is confined to her tasting room and forced to live in the chateau's shadows. With each dish, she enters a world of glittering porcelain and gilded secrets, where danger simmers beneath every course...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut when she loses her miraculous gift and suspicion coils through the corridors, Minha must confront a terrifying truth: without her gift, who is she - and what remains of the life she's fought so hard to build?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFeast\u003c\/i\u003e is a sumptuous historical novel brimming with intrigue and sensory wonder - a dark fairytale for readers who love Jessie Burton, Elizabeth Macneal, and Bridget Collins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47361132232940,"sku":"9781408749807","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781408749807.jpg?v=1772848772"},{"product_id":"feast-by-catherine-kurtz-9781408749791","title":"Feast","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A lush and sensory novel . . . 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