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The Forager Chefs Club​
"Walston’s epically delicious second novel summons readers to a table piled with purpose, twists and, of course, a passion for food. Precise and sumptuous dish descriptions prove just as enticing and involving as the character portraits, making this feast for the senses one readers will fall in love with and revisit to have their souls and hearts nourished." — Publisher's Weekly
Rita Mace Walston's second novel, The Forager Chefs Club, published
by Köehler Books.
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When the enigmatic Forager Chefs Club accepts a contract to host a terroir cooking competition, five people are selected to participate in what could be a life-changing event. Each has motivations and histories that could help or hinder. There is Celeste, young and sheltered, raised on an island by her hippie mother and relegated to kitchen prep duties at a prestigious resort hotel; Christian, who left culinary school to care for his dying mother in a city struggling to survive; Blaise, an up-and-coming chef who sees himself as the benevolent caretaker of his twin brother with autism while others perceive it as exploitation; Eden, who brings pride and talent to the dinners she cooks at her father’s mission in Detroit; and Daniel, a private chef fighting his in-laws’ attempts to declare him an unfit father after his wife’s tragic death. As the competition gets underway, it doesn’t take long for alliances, strategies, and mind games to evolve.
Filled with heart and sprinkled throughout with foraging and cooking tips, The Forager Chefs Club shows that where food comes from matters, and what comes out of the kitchen can feed more than just the body.
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Paper & Ink, Flesh & Blood
A suspenseful literary tale for all book lovers, Paper & Ink, Flesh & Blood reminds us of the passion and strength of much-loved novels. It's for those who believe in the power of words, second chances, and that everyone should be the author of their own story.
“Why is it, do you think, that people accept some things can be unseen or unheard by most, yet be valid and real, yet other things unseen or unheard are judged to be figments of imagination or signs of an unstable mind?”
These words from her elegant and charismatic Great-Aunt Vieve open a whole new world for young Margaux Locke. Thought odd and ostracized by most, Margaux learns that her unique ability to hear words of wisdom and warning spoken by some of literature’s best-loved novels is not a curse nor a blessing, but something in between. When her husband, August Locke, falls to his death in a point-to-point horse race, Margaux must use her wits and abilities to find out what really happened and what role August’s childhood friend and business partner may have played, and to save the land that is the Locke family legacy.
