About the Book:
For Piglet – an unshakable childhood nickname – getting married is her opportunity to reinvent. Together, Kit and Piglet are the picture of domestic bliss – effortless hosts, planning a covetable wedding...
But if a life looks too good to be true, it probably is.
Thirteen days before they are due to be married, Kit reveals an awful truth, cracking the façade Piglet has created. It has the power to strip her of the life she has so carefully built, so smugly shared.
To do something about it would be to self-destruct.
But what will it cost her to do nothing?
As the hours count down to their wedding, Piglet is torn between a growing appetite and the desire to follow the recipe, follow the rules. Surely, with her husband, she could be herself again. Wouldn't it be a waste for everything to curdle now?
Piglet is a searing, unforgettable and original debut which is taking readers by storm in 2024.
Published by Penguin Australia
Released January 2024
My Thoughts:
Piglet by Lottie Hazell is the newest member of the "my favourite books" club. This novel explores the complicated relationship so many of us have with food, in particular, eating our feelings.
When Piglet's fiance drops a bombshell days before their wedding, expecting them to break up, Piglet forges ahead with the wedding, eating her way right up the aisle. Her relationship with food is complicated, she edits recipe books for a living, cooks superb meals, and is nicknamed Piglet for a reason - but even the origin of that turns out to be not so straightforward.
Piglet, whose real name you eventually find out but #nospoilers, is a genuinely lovely woman who deserves better than what those around her are giving. Her gluttony in the lead up to her wedding day was almost like a protest against how she had been treated by her fiance, against every joke made by her father about her eating, and against herself, and what she was willing to settle for.
I loved this one and wouldn't hesitate to recommend it far and wide. There are some absolutely classic scenes in it, particularly during the wedding.
No comments:
Post a Comment