The Arctic Curry Club, Dani Redd
The Arctic Curry Club, Dani Redd
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The Arctic Curry Club

Author: Dani Redd

Narrator: Zoha Rahman

Unabridged: 10 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Avon

Published: 12/09/2021


Synopsis

***Exclusive audio content included with several delicious recipes narrated by the author! Listen now!!!*** Soon after upending her life to accompany her boyfriend Ryan to the Arctic,realises it’s not all Northern Lights and husky sleigh rides. Instead, she’s facing sub-zero temperatures, 24-hour darkness, crippling anxiety – and a distant boyfriend as a result. In her loneliest moment, Maya opens her late mother’s recipe book and cooks Indian food for the first time. Through this, her confidence unexpectedly grows – she makes friends, secures a job as a chef, and life in the Arctic no longer freezes her with fear. But there’s a cost: the aromatic cuisine rekindles memories of her enigmatic mother and her childhood in Bangalore. Can Maya face the past and forge a future for herself in this new town? After all, there’s now high demand for a Curry Club in the Arctic, and just one person with the know-how to run it… A tender and uplifting story about family, community, and finding where you truly belong – guaranteed to warm your heart despite the icy setting! ‘… absolutely perfect… cozy, escapist, and comforting…… a fabulous book club pick.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ Loved… .’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘… you never want to stop reading.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘. You can’t help yourself for seconds…thirds…or, in my case, staying up until the wee hours to finish. Highly, highly recommended.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I this book!… I hope there's a sequel!’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I this… … ’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ It’s possible to find home in the most unexpected places… Readers are loving :

Reviews

In a Nutshell: Because of the cover, this looks like chicklit. Because of the title, this sounds like chicklit. But it isn’t your typical light-hearted romcom at all. It goes into quite dark themes. Story: Maya’s boyfriend Ryan has got a fellowship in an Arctic town, so she packs up her life in Londo......more

A curry tale with possibly too many condiments. Warning: the cover is somewhat misleading. This is NOT a romance / chick-lit, or, rather: it is so only on a very secondary level. (It isn't.) (Methinks I'm still fairly annoyed by this). Then, what is it?, you will be dutifully asking. Essentially, this......more

The Arctic Curry Club is a book that surprised me. The cover gave me chick-lit vibes and so when the story had a far deeper and meaningful plot than a fun romance I was taken aback, but it certainly was marvellous. We meet Maya, half-English, half-Indian. Maya lived in India as a child until the deat......more

Goodreads review by Rachel

I can't believe this is a debut novel. It feels so accomplished and had me completely enthralled early on. The Arctic and curry are not necessarily two things you would expect to fit together so well but yet everything about this book just works. The descriptions of the Arctic in winter, the never en......more


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‘This unusual book was a real highlight in my festive reading this year’ ‘Perfect for cold winter nights’ ‘A heartwarming read for those long winter nights’ ‘A heartwarming read for those long winter nights’ ‘An uplifting story’ ‘A heartwarming story’ ‘The perfect winter read’ ‘Sit back and snuggle down for just over 10 hours of warm, feel-good audio all about belonging’ ‘A really different Christmas read’