{"product_id":"9781526683991","title":"Aftertaste : Feast upon this year's most delicious debut novel: 'A fun romp through New York's food scene' Sunday Times","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Daria Lavelle\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 21 May 2026 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 400 pages\u003cbr\u003e196 x 128 | 279g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A fun romp through New York’s restaurant scene and the world of the undead’ Sunday TimesKostya 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaura 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile 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…\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57094847791479,"sku":"9781526683991","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781526683991.jpg?v=1778842636","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781526683991","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}