The Chicken Sisters

The Chicken Sisters
KJ Dell Antonia
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Trade Paperback
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1 Dec 2020 UK
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9781529350623
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THREE GENERATIONS. TWO CHICKEN SHACKS. ONE RECIPE FOR DISASTER. In tiny Merinac, Kansas, Chicken Mimi' s and Chicken Frannie' s have spent a century vying to serve up the best fried chicken in the state - and the legendary feud between their respective owners, the Moores and the Pogociellos, has lasted just as long. No one feels the impact more than thirty-five-year-old widow Amanda Moore, who grew up working for her mom at Mimi' s before scandalously marrying Frank Pogociello and changing sides to work at Frannie' s. Tired of being caught in the middle, Amanda sends an SOS to Food Wars, the reality TV restaurant competition that promises $100,000 to the winner. But in doing so, she launches both families out of the frying pan and directly into the fire. The last thing Brooklyn-based organisational guru Mae Moore, Amanda' s sister, wants is to go home to Kansas. But when her career implodes, Food Wars becomes her chance to step back into the limelight. Mae is certain she can make the fading Mimi' s look good - even if that pits her against Amanda and Frannie' s. With a greedy producer stoking the flames, their friendly rivalry quickly turns into a game of chicken. Yet when family secrets become public knowledge, the sisters must choose: will they fight with each other, or for their heritage? After all, all' s fair in love, and war, and chicken . . . ' It' s like the comfort food of novels: warm, memorable and wholly original. I loved it' Laura Zigman, author of SEPARATION ANXIETY
Nobody knows the humour and pathos of complicated family relationships better than K. J. Dell' Antonia, which is why this story about sisters and fried chicken and reality TV is such a satisfying read. It' s like the comfort-food of novels: warm, memorable, and wholly original. I loved it - Laura Zigman, author of SEPARATION ANXIETYDell' Antonia writes convincingly and sympathetically about complicated family relationships, giving Mae and Amanda each relatable flaws. The Food Wars scenes are a fun peek behind the curtain of the reality TV world, and the small-town warmth of Merinac is comfortingly quirky. A charming and satisfying story about family bonds that will make meat eaters everywhere crave fried chicken. - Kirkus
KJ DELL' ANTONIA is the former editor of Motherlode and current contributor to the New York Times, as well as the author of How to Be a Happier Parent. She lives with her family on a small farm in Lyme, New Hampshire, but retains an abiding love for her childhood in Texas and Kansas.
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ISBN-13: 9781529350623
Published: 1 Dec 2020
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Two Roads
Publisher: John Murray Press
Format: Trade Paperback
Weight: 300g
Pages: 352

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