Aftertaste

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'A hauntingly evocative journey through the realms of pain, pleasure and the power of food' NIGELLA LAWSON
'Will leave you stunned, thrilled and totally satiated' JULIA PHILLLIPS, author of Bear
'A much anticipated darkly comic debut about food, ghosts and the New York culinary scene' VOGUE

A food story to binge.
A ghost story to devour.
A love story to savour.

When dead-end dishwasher Kostya discovers the ability to summon spirits through the food he cooks, he embarks on a journey to open a New York City restaurant that serves closure – something he's craved for as long as he can remember.

There are just three problems:

1. Kostya has some ghosts of his own.

2. His advancing menu of spirit cuisine is threatening the stability of the Afterlife itself.

3. He's falling in love with Maura, a party psychic with her own secret connection to the Afterlife – who also happens to be the one person who knows he must be stopped.

A bittersweet cocktail of humour and heart, Aftertaste is an imaginative odyssey through food and love, life and death: the things that sustain us, connect us, transport us, and remind us who we are.

Product details

Published	22 May 2025
Format	Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition	1st
Extent	400
ISBN	9781526683977
Imprint	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing

Author

Daria Lavelle

Daria Lavelle writes fiction, most of which featur…

Aftertaste is practically exploding with love, life and flavour. I relished every word

Louise Kennedy, author of TRESPASSES
A wondrous work where the culinary transcends the ordinary. Lavelle's debut of grief, memory and loss is deftly and satisfyingly layered

Kevin Jared Hosein, author of HUNGRY GHOSTS
A raucously witty and entertaining novel. This expertly crafted, suspenseful tale is seasoned with a perfectly judged amount of the supernatural. The genuinely heartfelt, touching moments elevate Lavelle's writing to a level that is nigh on impossible to put down. Meanwhile, the lavish culinary descriptions are a real danger – do not read on an empty stomach!

Leo Vardiashvili, author of HARD BY A GREAT FOREST
Brilliantly constructed and wholly original, Aftertaste is like no novel you've ever tried before. It's much more than your usual dish – it's a whole literary tasting menu. Packed with ghosts, romance, fine dining and the mob, it will leave you stunned, thrilled and totally satiated

Julia Phillips, author of BEAR
A hauntingly evocative journey through the realms of pain, pleasure and the power of food

Nigella Lawson
[A] much anticipated darkly comic debut ... about food, ghosts and the New York culinary scene

Vogue