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The Secret French Recipes of Sophie Valroux
  • Published: 8 December 2020
  • ISBN: 9781984806994
  • Imprint: Berkley
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $35.00
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The Secret French Recipes of Sophie Valroux

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8 Dec 2020
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A disgraced chef rediscovers her passion for food and her roots in this stunning novel rich in culture and full of delectable recipes.

A disgraced chef rediscovers her passion for food and her roots in this stunning novel rich in culture and full of delectable recipes.

French-born American chef Sophie Valroux had one dream: to be part of the 1% of female chefs running a Michelin-starred restaurant. From spending summers with her grandmother, who taught her the power of cooking and food, to attending the Culinary Institute of America, Sophie finds herself on the cusp of getting everything she's dreamed of.

Until her career goes up in flames.

Sabotaged by a fellow chef, Sophie is fired, leaving her reputation ruined and confidence shaken. To add fuel to the fire, Sophie learns that her grandmother has suffered a stroke and takes the red-eye to France. There, Sophie discovers the simple home she remembers from her childhood is now a luxurious château, complete with two restaurants and a vineyard. As Sophie tries to reestablish herself in the kitchen, she comes to understand the lengths people will go to for success and love, and how dreams can change.
  • Published: 8 December 2020
  • ISBN: 9781984806994
  • Imprint: Berkley
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $35.00
Categories:

About the author

Samantha Verant

Samantha Vérant is a travel addict, a self-professed oenophile, and a determined, if occasionally unconventional, French chef. She lives in southwestern France, where she's able to explore all of her passions, and where she's married to a sexy French rocket scientist she met in 1989, but ignored for twenty years.

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Praise for The Secret French Recipes of Sophie Valroux

Praise for Seven Letters from Paris:

"Samantha's story is funny, sad and draws you in so that you feel as though you know her and start rooting for things to go right."--TheGoodLifeFrance.com

"Seven Letters from Paris was just what the doctor ordered - a lovely book to fall asleep with."--Booklover Book Reviews

"A lovely lighthearted story that will restore your faith in love and life."--The Royal Reviews

"Seven Letters From Paris is a light, readable story that will definitely appeal to romantics and those who want that happily ever after."--1girl2manybooks.com

Praise for How to Make a French Family:

"A determinedly positive memoir about starting life over as mother to a family in southwestern France...a breezy read."--Kirkus Reviews

"Samantha is unfailingly honest about warts and all life as a stranger in an often strange country...I loved this heart warming memoir with a feel good factor ending."--TheGoodLifeFrance.com

"[A] charming, witty and at times, extremely tender memoir...This book was just a delight to read."--Prose and Palate