The Language of Food by Annabel Abbs (12 Oct 2023)

Eliza Acton, despite having never before boiled an egg, became one of the world’s most successful cookery writers, revolutionising cooking and cookbooks around the world. Her story is fascinating, uplifting and truly inspiring.

Told in alternate voices by the award-winning author of The Joyce Girl, and with recipes that leap to life, The Language of Food by Annabel Abbs is the most thought-provoking historical novel you’ll listen to this year, exploring the enduring struggle for female freedom, the power of female friendship, the creativity and quiet joy of cooking and the poetry of food, all while bringing Eliza Acton out of the archives and back into the public eye.