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A review by candacesiegle_greedyreader
Miss Graham's Cold War Cookbook by Celia Rees
5.0
I wasn't sure what to expect, maybe some sort of " Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" riff (you know, food, WWII,) but "Miss Graham's Cold War Cookbook" is something else all together.
Edith Graham spent the war at home in England teaching, taking care of her mother. Now the war is over, and her cousin Leo encourages her to apply to the Control Commission of Germany helping to set up schools. The family has always known that Leo was involved in some sort of intelligence work, and Edith has a task. She is to keep an eye out for Kurt von Stavenow, Leo's old college friend and Edith's former lover.
With food at top of everyone's mind, she chooses recipes as her way to communicate with Dori, her handler in England. England is still under rationing and Europe has no food, so any kind of culinary creativity is appreciated.
Celia Rees does a remarkable job with her post war setting in blasted Lubeck and the stakes in deciding the fates of "former" Nazis. Edith and her colleagues are a fascinating group, fully realized and kick-ass good. The ending is completely satisfying.
~~Candace Siegle, Greedy Reader
Edith Graham spent the war at home in England teaching, taking care of her mother. Now the war is over, and her cousin Leo encourages her to apply to the Control Commission of Germany helping to set up schools. The family has always known that Leo was involved in some sort of intelligence work, and Edith has a task. She is to keep an eye out for Kurt von Stavenow, Leo's old college friend and Edith's former lover.
With food at top of everyone's mind, she chooses recipes as her way to communicate with Dori, her handler in England. England is still under rationing and Europe has no food, so any kind of culinary creativity is appreciated.
Celia Rees does a remarkable job with her post war setting in blasted Lubeck and the stakes in deciding the fates of "former" Nazis. Edith and her colleagues are a fascinating group, fully realized and kick-ass good. The ending is completely satisfying.
~~Candace Siegle, Greedy Reader