{"product_id":"9780008695309_the-underdog","title":"The Underdog","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE DEBUT NOVEL FROM THE AWARD-WINNING FOOD WRITER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'IRRESISTIBLY FUNNY, SEXY AND CHARMING' \u003cstrong\u003eAMY KEY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A JOY TO READ' \u003cstrong\u003eRUKMINI IYER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'THE FUNNY SLOW-BURN LOVE STORY YOU NEED TO START SUMMER PROPERLY' \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRED\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSometimes life doesn't follow a recipe…\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKaty 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen, 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?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Felicity Cloake","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47040575602837,"sku":"9780008695309","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/x750_aa2a274f-fd44-49e9-b870-cc1b36aabf43.jpg?v=1776890007","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008695309_the-underdog","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}