If you love historical fiction, you'll fall hard for this one. . . . Filled with food and passion, this is the perfect book to accompany a candlelit dinner. - Bustle The sensual adventures of food writer M.F. K. Fisher will keep the pages turning. - Parade.com, 10 Romantic Reads for Valentine's Day If you occasionally partake in culinary pleasures, you'll probably enjoy digging into Ashley Warlick's novelization of beloved food writer M. F. K. Fisher's life. - InStyle A delight....Though The Arrangement is about marriage and friendship in the 1930 and 1940s, the novel's story of a woman and her work is timeless. - Charleston Post & Courier [ The Arrangement ] offers a lovely, affectionate portrait of the complicated woman who would become M.F.K. Fisher. - Bookpage [Warlick's] writing is smooth and elegant. The love and anguish experienced as marriages unravel is palpable and painful to the reader. - Historical Novel Society Stellar . . . A beautifully written treatment of love in its different forms. - Publishers Weekly , starred review Food writing fans may want to check out a novelization of the life of M.F.K. Fisher, focusing on . . . the more salacious personal details of the beloved food writer's life. -The Millions, Most Anticipated Books of 2016 A ravishing depiction of the time when M.F.K. Fisher was giving herself over to her essential appetites-for language, food and consuming passion. Ashley Warlick's prose, sharp and true as the edge of a honed blade, is a revelation. Absolutely dazzling. -Paula McLain, author of The Paris Wife Written in language both sensuous and evocative, The Arrangement is the story of a woman who hungers to experience everything in life. A compelling story about the costs-and risks-of being true to one's self, and the courage it takes to live against convention. -Kim Edwards, author of The Memory Keeper's Daughter I devoured and loved every word of Ashley Warlick's audacious imagining of M.F.K. Fisher's great love affair. The Arrangement is a powerful, enthralling, delectable thrill. -Kate Christensen, author of The Great Man A sophisticated and unapologetic tale of wayward desire that I read far too long into the night, worrying about how M.F.K. Fisher could possibly solve her excruciating dilemma-a dilemma that is at once impossible, seductive, and heartbreaking. -Robin Oliveira, author of My Name is Mary Sutter Ashley Warlick spins a beguiling tale of a complicated woman, sensuous and multi-layered as the food she chronicles. A scrumptious treat. -Janice Y. K. Lee, author of The Expatriates The Arrangement gives vivid voice to the complicated, fascinating, rule-breaking M.F.K. Fisher. Ashley Warlick brings the famous food writer's world to life in sensual and deliciously literary detail. -Meg Waite Clayton, author of The Wednesday Sisters Warlick skillfully reveals the story of a young woman's sensual and creative awakening with meticulous craft and fervent splendor. -J. Ryan Stradal, author of Kitchens of the Great Midwest Ashley Warlick brings M. F. K. Fisher to life, revealing the depths of her restless, complicated, hungry soul. This is a book to be savored. -Ann Mah, author of The Art of French Eating From the Hardcover edition. Skryť popis