About the author(s)

Patricia Schonstein is the author of the novels The Apothecary's Daughter and Skyline, which won the Percy FitzPatrick Prize in 2002 and was long-listed for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. She has a master's degree in creative writing from the University of Cape Town. Born and raised in Zimbabwe, Schonstein now lives in South Africa.

Reviews

“A marvelous novel, written with style, gusto and immense charm. Patricia Schonstein manages to capture the colors, sounds, scents, tastes and soul of Italy in this delightfully dark and witty fairy tale, peopled with lovers, Madonnas, angels, demons, epicureans and ladies of the night.” - Joanne Harris, author of Chocolat

“Reminiscent of Like Water for Chocolate…food figures prominently in a narrative that pulses with mouth-watering and seething passion.” - Library Journal

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