Discerning, meticulous, and very, very smart, Dorothy’s clear mastery of the culinary arts make it likely that she could, on any given night, whip up a more inspired dish than any one of the chefs she writes about. A Certain Hunger has the voice of a hard-boiled detective novel, as if metaphor-happy Raymond Chandler handed the reins over to the sexed-up femme fatale and really let her fly.' ―The New York Timesįood critic Dorothy Daniels loves what she does.

“One of the most uniquely fun and campily gory books in my recent memory. Exciting, funny, gory, and most of all the absolutely exquisite writing.“One of Vanity Fair's Books That Will Get You Through This Winter ‘This was everything I wanted from a book. … I could write pages about how much I loved this book but it would still not do it justice. ‘If a female Hannibal starred in Orange is the New Black, it would give you a pretty good idea of what to expect from this novel. ‘ Decadent, sleazy, visceral, disgusting. ‘ Riotously funny and deliriously unhinged.’ Refinery29 ‘One of the most uniquely fun and campily gory books in my recent memory.’ New York Times ‘An unapologetic, rollicking satire of one woman’s insatiable appetite.’ Irish Times

But beware: her story just might make you wonder how your lover would taste sautéed with shallots and mushrooms and deglazed with a little red wine. Something she’s finally ready to confess. There is something inside Dorothy that makes her different from everybody else. From her idyllic farm-to-table childhood (homegrown tomatoes, thick slices of freshly baked bread) to the heights of her career as a food critic (white truffles washed down with Barolo straight from the bottle) Dorothy has never been shy about indulging her exquisite tastes – even when it lead to her plunging an ice pick into her lover’s neck. You have to read it.’ Bon Appetitĭorothy Daniels has always had a voracious – and adventurous – appetite. ‘A gory, gorgeous feast of a book.’ Kiran Millwood Hargrave

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