Victory in the Kitchen: The Life of Churchill's Cook - Annie Gray

This is the story of a woman who was not a royal, not rich, not famous. But while Georgian Landemare saw herself as ordinary, her accomplishments were anything but. She started her career as a nursemaid and ended it cooking for one of the best-known figures in British history: Winston Churchill. To him, food was central, a delight but also a diplomatic tool in the midst of a brutal war. 

With this eager eater and his skilled cook, Annie Gray shows how life in service - and food - changed during the huge upheavals of the twentieth century.

Annie Gray is a historian, cook, broadcaster and writer how believes that food is a brilliant way to get under the skin of past societies. By exploring what was eaten and how it was consumed, she sheds light on everything from malnutrition among the poor to the innermost workings of the country house.

Reviews: 

'A brilliant writer with a glorious combination of enthusiasm and greed' - Jay Rayner

'Popular history at its very best' - Daily Mail

'Sumptuous' - Herald

'The queen of food historians' - Lucy Worsley 

Publisher: Profile Books Ltd

ISBN: 9781788160452

Pages: 400

Weight: 330g

Dimensions: 153 x 199 x 31 mm