This Feast of a Life

From the author of IF YOU STILL RECOGNISE ME comes a delicious story of two people brought together by a shared love of food as they figure out themselves and each other. Auden is finding different ways to be themself. The first - using their new chosen name, which feels most authentically them. The second - starting a food blog where they can share their passion for food, through family recipes and the stories behind them. And when the blog brings them Valerie, they discover more than they'd ever expected. It's been over a year since Valerie lost her mum - her beautiful, vibrant mum who loved cooking. Since her mum's death, Valerie and her dad have drifted further and further apart, the kitchen left cold and empty, until Valerie finds Auden's blog. The blog (and its writer) spark something in Valerie. Could she have found a recipe for happiness?

Cynthia So was born in Hong Kong and lives in London. Their work has been published in speculative fiction magazines such as Uncanny, Strange Horizons and Anathema. They are also one of the new voices in Proud, an anthology of LGBTQ+ YA stories, poems and art by LGBTQ+ creators, published by Little Tiger in March 2019. When they're not writing, they can often be found at the theatre, entranced by a play or a musical. They're also extremely enthusiastic about board games and tabletop role-playing. If You Still Recognise Me - shortlisted for the Waterstones Prize, the YA Prize and the Diverse Book Awards - was their first novel.