The Underdog

Author:   Felicity Cloake
Publisher:   HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN:  

9780008695293


Pages:   288
Publication Date:   07 May 2026
Format:   Hardback
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The Underdog


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The debut novel from the multi-award-winning food writer. ‘Food. Romance. Dogs. There is literally nothing not to love in this novel’ Emma Freud ‘Brilliantly fun, witty and warm’ Emma Hughes Sometimes life doesn't follow a recipe… 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. 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?

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Author:   Felicity Cloake
Publisher:   HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint:   Fourth Estate Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 14.10cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 22.20cm
Weight:   0.400kg
ISBN:  

9780008695293


ISBN 10:   0008695296
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   07 May 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   Not yet available   Availability explained
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‘Food. Romance. Dogs. There is literally nothing not to love in this novel’ Emma Freud ‘This book will take over your life until you reach the final, delicious page’ Emily Chappell ‘Brilliantly fun, witty and warm’ Emma Hughes ‘Irresistibly funny, sexy and charming. It made me pine for both a puppy and a serving of beetroot & pink peppercorn sorbet, not to mention a hot romance (or two). Expect this book to stimulate and reveal your appetites’ Amy Key


Author Information

Felicity Cloake is the author of the Guardian's long-running weekly column, How to Cook the Perfect…as well as having been the New Statesman's food columnist since 2011 and the author of four books with Fig Tree. She was named Cookery Journalists of the Year at the 2016 Fortnum & Mason awards, and won the Cookery Journalist of the Year and New Media trophies at the 2011 Guild of Food Writers awards. One More Croissant for the Road is Felicity's first piece of food and travel writing.

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