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Eat Your Heart Out
Rival food writers. An intense challenge on the French Riviera. Knives out.
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About The Book
Chloe Bridgers, Australian food blogger in Paris, has landed an interview to write the tell-all memoir of controversial celebrity chef Carla Duris. The only catch? To nab the role, she has to compete against a group of cut-throat, world-class food writers during a weekend-long job interview at the Duris family villa on the glistening Cte d'Azur.
Already feeling like a fish out of water, Chloe starts to worry that old-school French journalist Henri de la Fontaine has been sabotaging her from the get-go. But is winning the only thing he has in mind?
As the weekend unfolds, interviewees are seemingly sent packing at random and tensions among those remaining boil over. Does Chloe have what it takes to land the job, or will she become the next casualty in the fight to write for Madame Duris?
Already feeling like a fish out of water, Chloe starts to worry that old-school French journalist Henri de la Fontaine has been sabotaging her from the get-go. But is winning the only thing he has in mind?
As the weekend unfolds, interviewees are seemingly sent packing at random and tensions among those remaining boil over. Does Chloe have what it takes to land the job, or will she become the next casualty in the fight to write for Madame Duris?
About The Author
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Victoria Brownlee is an international food writer and editor, currently based in Victoria's Mornington Peninsula. She started writing about food over a decade ago, first as a blogger and then as the food and drink editor at Time Out Shanghai. She continues to write freelance articles on food trends across Europe.
Product Details
- Publisher: Affirm Press (February 25, 2025)
- Length: 320 pages
- ISBN13: 9781923135604
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Raves and Reviews
'Armchair travel doesn't get much better than this! Kept me on my toes until the very end.' Kerryn Mayne
'Eat Your Heart Out is the PERFECT summer read...even more so if you are living out your Euro summer dreams. Set in Paris this romance has the perfect combination of intrigue, banter and flirting - topped off with an overall theme of food, I mean can it get any better?' - Sage, Farrell's Bookshop
'Like a well-executed souffl, it rises to meet its moment - light and airy, yet somehow still substantial'. - ArtsHub
'An immensely fun read with plenty of unusual twists and turns and a splash of the outlandish'. - Meredith Jaffe
'Packed with lavish descriptions of tasty morsels (of food and the occasional shirtless Frenchman), this is a sweet and speedy PG-rated read with a hint of danger. Great for fans of Emily in Paris, but with a little sprinkling of The Menu for flavour and all the competitive drama of a season of Top Chef'. - Readings Monthly
'Eat Your Heart Out has all the familiar ingredients for an escapist’s dream rom-com, and Victoria Brownlee’s food writing background certainly adds depth of flavour to this well-executed literary recipe.'
– The Canberra Times
'Nothing is more enticing than an enemy-to-lover storyline, especially when it involves food!'
– Better Homes and Gardens
'Intriguing and sharp underneath the beautifully polished surface, it has a ruthless undercurrent that makes it no ordinary rom-com despite the sweet and witty relationship at its centre.'
– The AU Review
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