Madame Pamplemousse and Her Incredible Edibles

Madame Pamplemousse and Her Incredible Edibles

by Rupert Kingfisher (Author), Sue Hellard (Illustrator)

Synopsis

"Madame Pamplemousse" is the story of Madeleine, forced to work in her unpleasant uncle's horrible restaurant, The Squealing Pig. By chance she comes across the most marvellous shop, run by Madame Pamplemousse, which is quiet, discreet, yet full of delicious and otherworldly 'edibles' - Pterodactyl Bacon, scorpion tails in smoked garlic oil, and great squid tentacle in jasmine-scented jelly. A quiet comradeship develops between Madeleine, Madame Pamplemousse, and Madame's cat, Camembert. And together they create some wonderful culinary magic. Exquisite, beautifully formed prose that has echoes of Angela Carter belies a narrative that is full of pace. A wonderful fairy tale that will appeal to both adults and children.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 144
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 01 Sep 2008

ISBN 10: 0747592314
ISBN 13: 9780747592310
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
Book Overview: Exquisite, magical prose that will delight Packaged as a beautiful hardback, this will make a delectable gift Illustrated throughout in black and white line

Author Bio
This is Rupert Kingfisher's first book although he is working on another. His favourite authors as a child were Roald Dahl, Susan Cooper and Ursula le Guin. He also loved American horror comics and French cartoon books such as Asterix and Tintin. It was on a family holiday to Paris that he visited a bookshop dedicated to books such as Tintin - and also ate anchovies for the first time, on a pizza from a street vendor. He says that both experiences were equally life-changing. Rupert studied Philosophy at Bristol University and Play Writing at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Rupert has had plays performed in Dublin, Edinburgh, London and on BBC Radio 4. He grew up in Oxfordshire and now lives in Brentford, Middlesex.