# Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle (Paperback)

**'Part ghost story, part gastro romance ... and lashings of bittersweet humour'** _Mail on Sunday_  
**'A fun romp through New York's restaurant scene and the world of the undead'** _The Sunday Times_  
**'****\[The\]** **answer to last year's cult hit _Butter_'** _The Bookseller_  
  
**_A food story to binge._** _**A ghost story to devour.** **A love story to savour.**_  
  
When dead-end dishwasher Kostya discovers the ability to summon spirits through the food he cooks, he embarks on a journey to open a New York City restaurant that serves closure - something he's craved for as long as he can remember.  
  
**There are just three problems:**  
  
**1.** Kostya has some ghosts of his own.  
  
**2.** His advancing menu of spirit cuisine is threatening the stability of the Afterlife itself.  
  
**3.** He's falling in love with Maura, a party psychic with her own secret connection to the Afterlife - who also happens to be the one person who knows he must be stopped.  
  
**A bittersweet cocktail of humour and heart, _Aftertaste_ is an imaginative odyssey through food and love, life and death: the things that sustain us, connect us, transport us, and remind us who we are.**  
  
**'Practically exploding with love, life and flavour'** LOUISE KENNEDY  
**'Bitingly inventive, written with humour and heart'** ELIZABETH DAY  
**'****A hauntingly evocative journey through the realms of pain, pleasure and the power of food****'** NIGELLA LAWSON

## Details

- **Price:** 10.99 GBP
- **Vendor:** Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- **Tags:** All Books, Fiction

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> Updated: 2026-09-23