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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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'A fun romp through New York's restaurant scene and the world of the undead' Sunday Times
Kostya is haunted. Still reeling from the loss of his father, he's working as a dishwasher when he discovers something extraordinary. The tastes that have flooded his mouth without warning since childhood – thin-skinned dumplings bursting with lightly sugared sour cherries – are being sent by spirits seeking closure and, by cooking their food, Kostya can bring them back for one last meal to find it.
Maura is moonlighting as a psychic when a man with curious talents enters her booth. She's the only one who understands what Kostya is really capable of – as well as the consequences of messing with the afterlife. And as Kostya and Maura fall deeply, irresistibly in love, the line between supporting his dreams and keeping her own ghosts at bay begins to blur.
While Kostya and his best friend, Frankie, work towards opening a New York restaurant with a unique menu and unprecedented clientele, Maura senses a supernatural catastrophe looming that could see them losing everything…
Product details
| Published | 28 May 2026 |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 400 |
| ISBN | 9781526683991 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Dimensions | 198 x 129 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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Aftertaste is practically exploding with love, life and flavour. I relished every word
Louise Kennedy, author of TRESPASSES
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A hauntingly evocative journey through the realms of pain, pleasure and the power of food
Nigella Lawson
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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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Deliciously evocative, bitingly inventive, written with humour and heart
Elizabeth Day, author of THE PARTY and MAGPIE
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Part ghost story, part gastro romance
Mail on Sunday
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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
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