The Beeb decides the show needs a woman's touch, so it launches a three-part cooking contest, and the winner will become the new female co-host. To help housewives get creative with limited ingredients, the BBC runs a radio program called The Kitchen Front - hosted by a man. (You know it's bad when even tea is in short supply for the Brits.) That isn't easy when staples like butter, sugar, cheese, eggs, milk and meats are being rationed. German U-boats are cutting off food imports, and women are being urged to keep calm and carry on in the kitchen. It's 1942, and Britain is reeling from the hardships of war. As in her best-selling The Chilbury Ladies' Choir, the story concerns itself with the struggles and resilience of village women, but this time around, the action revolves around a cooking competition. That's the basic premise of The Kitchen Front, the third novel from Jennifer Ryan, and the third to be set in England during World War II. But what if you could cook your way to a better life? But it's also pretty crummy on the homefront - especially if you're a woman with few options (read, a woman) in World War II-era England.
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