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Aftertaste

Feast upon this year's most delicious debut novel: 'A fun romp through New York's food scene' Sunday Times

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Aftertaste

Feast upon this year's most delicious debut novel: 'A fun romp through New York's food scene' Sunday Times

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'A fun romp through New York's restaurant scene and the world of the undead' Sunday Times

A food story to binge. A ghost story to devour. A love story to savour.

When dead-end dishwasher Kostya discovers the ability to summon spirits through the food he cooks, he embarks on a journey to open a New York City restaurant that serves closure – something he's craved for as long as he can remember.

There are just three problems:

1. Kostya has some ghosts of his own.

2. His advancing menu of spirit cuisine is threatening the stability of the Afterlife itself.

3. He's falling in love with Maura, a party psychic with her own secret connection to the Afterlife – who also happens to be the one person who knows he must be stopped.

A bittersweet cocktail of humour and heart, Aftertaste is an imaginative odyssey through food and love, life and death: the things that sustain us, connect us, transport us, and remind us who we are.

Product details

Published 21 May 2026
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 400
ISBN 9781526683991
Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing
Dimensions 198 x 129 mm
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Author

Daria Lavelle

Daria Lavelle writes fiction, most of which featur…

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