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Feast of sorrow : a novel of Ancient Rome
- Title
- Feast of sorrow : a novel of Ancient Rome / Crystal King.
- Author
- King, Crystal
- Publication
- New York : Touchstone, 2017.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 21-7536 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- 406 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- "Set amongst the scandal, wealth, and upstairs-downstairs politics of a Roman family, Crystal King's seminal debut features the man who inspired the world's oldest cookbook and the ambition that led to his destruction. On a blistering day in the twenty-sixth year of Augustus Caesar's reign, a young chef, Thrasius, is acquired for the exorbitant price of twenty thousand denarii. His purchaser is the infamous gourmet Marcus Gavius Apicius, wealthy beyond measure, obsessed with a taste for fine meals from exotic places, and a singular ambition: to serve as culinary advisor to Caesar, an honor that will cement his legacy as Rome's leading epicure. Apicius rightfully believes that Thrasius is the key to his culinary success, and with Thrasius's help he soon becomes known for his lavish parties and fantastic meals. Thrasius finds a family in Apicius's household, his daughter Apicata, his wife Aelia, and her handmaiden, Passia, whom Thrasius quickly falls in love with. But as Apicius draws closer to his ultimate goal, his reckless disregard for any who might get in his way takes a dangerous turn that threatens his young family and places his entire household at the mercy of the most powerful forces in Rome"--
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Historical fiction.
- Biographical fiction.
- Fiction.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Call Number
- JFE 21-7536
- ISBN
- 9781501145131
- 1501145134
- 9781501145148
- 1501145142
- LCCN
- 2016025828
- OCLC
- 952979804
- Author
- King, Crystal, author.
- Title
- Feast of sorrow : a novel of Ancient Rome / Crystal King.
- Publisher
- New York : Touchstone, 2017.
- Edition
- First Touchstone hardcover edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Chronological Term
- 30 B.C.-14 A.D.
- Other Form:
- Online version: King, Crystal. Feast of sorrow. First Touchstone hardcover edition. New York : Touchstone, 2017 9781501145155 (DLC) 2016034508
- Research Call Number
- JFE 21-7536