{"product_id":"9780008695293","title":"The Underdog by Cloake, Felicity","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Cloake, Felicity\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 7 May 2026 by HarperCollins Publishers (Fourth Estate Ltd) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 288 pages\u003cbr\u003e145 x 224 x 29 | 400g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE DEBUT NOVEL FROM THE AWARD-WINNING FOOD WRITER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  'IRRESISTIBLY FUNNY, SEXY AND CHARMING' AMY KEY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'A JOY TO READ' RUKMINI IYER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'THE FUNNY SLOW-BURN LOVE STORY YOU NEED TO START SUMMER PROPERLY' RED\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Sometimes life doesn't follow a recipe¦\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Katy is thirty-six, has recently been dumped by her dull-yet-deceitful fiancé and in a (not-unrelated) moment of madness, abandoned a Solid, Decently Paid Career to pursue her dream of becoming a chef. But, after a year of expensive cookery school and months in Michelin-star kitchens blow-drying edible ferns for free, she finds herself making sandwiches (heritage duck egg and black garlic mayonnaise on sourdough, admittedly, but sandwiches all the same) in a north London café and stuck in an ill-advised situationship with a twentysomething who thinks he's his generation's answer to Marco Pierre White.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Then, a gorgeous doctor strolls in and orders an espresso. Katy is briefly charmed¦ until she sees the scruffy mutt at his feet. Katy hates dogs ” and Dr Dipesh never goes anywhere without Alan. Can she overlook this major red flag? Will she ever convince her mother she's not having a midlife crisis? And, when a drunken mishap involving a restaurant critic turns Katy's life upside down, will she ever see Dip, Alan or the inside of a kitchen again?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Book Nook","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58170043990397,"sku":"9780008695293","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0539\/6525\/8945\/files\/9780008695293.jpg?v=1778774928","url":"https:\/\/www.booknookshop.co.uk\/es\/products\/9780008695293","provider":"The Book Nook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}