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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
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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Description
Bloomsbury presents Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle, read by Ari Fliakos, Tessa Albertson, André Santana, and Kristen Sieh.
'Practically exploding with love, life and flavour' LOUISE KENNEDY
'Bitingly inventive, written with humour and heart' ELIZABETH DAY
'A hauntingly evocative journey through the realms of pain, pleasure and the power of food' NIGELLA LAWSON
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 | 22 May 2025 |
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| Format | Audiobook |
| Duration | 10 hours and 23 minutes |
| ISBN | 9781526683953 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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Debut author Daria Lavelle has distilled the tension of The Bear with the descriptive floweriness of Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer … A fun, thoughtful exploration of grief, love and the nature of hunger. Feast upon its pages
SFX
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Part ghost story, part gastro romance
Mail on Sunday
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I savoured every minute reading this epic story about life, death, love and loss ... Original and addictive
Daily Mail
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A heart-warming read – a fascinating mix of food, romance and the supernatural
Take a Break
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Food lovers will find a huge amount to enjoy here, as will anyone who enjoys ghost stories with a twist
Crack
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Aftertaste is practically exploding with love, life and flavour. I relished every word
Louise Kennedy, author of TRESPASSES

























