LEADER 01803pam 2200181 a 4500
001 891666
005 20181210092822.0
008 181225s2017 nyu g b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2016025828
020 $a9781501145148 (pbk.) :$cNT$560
040 $aTWTNM$beng$dTWTNM
050 00$aPS3611.I5723$bF43 2017
082 04$a813.6$222
100 1 $aKing, Crystal,$eauthor.
245 10$aFeast of sorrow :$ba novel of Ancient Rome /$cCrystal King.
250 $aFirst Touchstone hardcover edition.
260 $aNew York :$bTouchstone,$c2017.
300 $a406 p. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $a"Set amongst the scandal, wealth, and upstairs-downstairs politics of a Roman family, Crystal King's seminal debut features the man who inspired the world's oldest cookbook and the ambition that led to his destruction. On a blistering day in the twenty-sixth year of Augustus Caesar's reign, a young chef, Thrasius, is acquired for the exorbitant price of twenty thousand denarii. His purchaser is the infamous gourmet Marcus Gavius Apicius, wealthy beyond measure, obsessed with a taste for fine meals from exotic places, and a singular ambition: to serve as culinary advisor to Caesar, an honor that will cement his legacy as Rome's leading epicure. Apicius rightfully believes that Thrasius is the key to his culinary success, and with Thrasius's help he soon becomes known for his lavish parties and fantastic meals. Thrasius finds a family in Apicius's household, his daughter Apicata, his wife Aelia, and her handmaiden, Passia, whom Thrasius quickly falls in love with. But as Apicius draws closer to his ultimate goal, his reckless disregard for any who might get in his way takes a dangerous turn that threatens his young family and places his entire household at the mercy of the most powerful forces in Rome"--$cProvided by publisher.
600 00$aApicius$vFiction.
650 0$aGastronomy$zRome$vFiction.
650 0$aGourmets$zRome$vFiction.
650 0$aCooking, Roman$vFiction.
651 0$aRome$xHistory$yAugustus, 30 B.C.-14 A.D.$vFiction.