Bibliograph

Above the Bay of Angels, a novel, Rhys Bowen

Type

Label

Above the Bay of Angels, a novel, Rhys Bowen

Language

eng

Form of composition

other

Main title

Above the Bay of Angels

Oclc number

1259450916

Responsibility statement

Rhys Bowen

Sub title

a novel

Summary

A single twist of fate puts a servant girl to work in Queen Victoria's royal kitchen, setting off a suspenseful historical mystery by the New York Times best-selling author of The Tuscan Child and The Victory Garden. Isabella Waverly only means to comfort the woman felled on a London street. In her final dying moments, she thrusts a letter into Bella's hand. It's an offer of employment in the kitchens of Buckingham Palace, and everything the budding young chef desperately wants: an escape from the constrictions of her life as a lowly servant. In the stranger's stead, Bella can spread her wings. Arriving as Helen Barton from Yorkshire, she pursues her passion for creating culinary delights, served to the delighted Queen Victoria herself. Best of all, she's been chosen to accompany the queen to Nice. What fortune! Until the threat of blackmail shadows Bella to the Riviera, and a member of the queen's retinue falls ill and dies. Having prepared the royal guest's last meal, Bella is suspected of the poisonous crime. An investigation is sure to follow. Her charade will be over. And her new life will come crashing down - if it doesn't send her to the gallows

Target audience

specialized

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