The Devil's Larder, Jim Crace writing 'Hugely exciting' - Emily Maitlis

'Hugely exciting' - Emily Maitlis

and he did live them

I read the book in two days and am still thinking about it a few days down the line' -- ***** Reader review

and alternating between alienation and profound connection

a high school student whose passionate activism helped save her town

The Devil's Larder, Jim Crace writing 'Hugely exciting' - Emily MaitlisTHE DEVIL'S LARDER is a cumulative novel in sixty four parts, all on the subject of food. Crace's readers might learn that little is to be trusted about food from these hilarious, delightful and subversive ingredients, but they will encounter a startling and touching patchwork portrait of a community where meals are served with lashings of passion and recipes come spiced with unexpected challenges and hopes.