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Miss Eliza’s English Kitchen: A Novel of Victorian Cookery and Friendship by Annabel Abbs

366 Pages-Fiction

Miss Eliza’s English Kitchen by Annabel Abbs is a historical novel based on the true story of poet Eliza Acton, who revolutionized cookery writing in Victorian England by creating the first modern, accessible cookbook with her assistant, Ann Kirby, despite societal barriers of class and gender. The dual-narrated story explores their unlikely friendship, their struggle for independence, and their shared passion for food, all while navigating personal secrets and family pressures.