BestChickLit.com have reviewed Hungry for Love by Lucy Beresford, published by Quartet in May:

Hungry for Love is a masterclass in sensual writing, and fulfilment and nourishment, in every possible way, are the values it winningly portrays.

In her first real act of rebellion, Jax leaves her superficial fiancé on their wedding day and starts an adventure in the art of pleasing oneself. Not only is her appetite for sumptuous foods awakened, but her appetite for love. If only her sister Caryl could learn to love herself too.

Jax’s journey of self-discovery is a delight to follow and she takes on every new challenge with gusto and abandon. Food is described throughout the book with such passion that I swear you’ll be drooling at points – it might be best to have a box of chocolates at the ready just in case. Juxtaposed with all this delightful excess, Caryl’s eating disorder does not feel indelicately handled, its origins explained well, although I did feel it was a little simplistic and too easily overcome.

But overall this book is as moreish and satisfying as a freshly baked loaf of bread – just try to resist!

Read the full review here or buy a copy of Hungry for Love from Amazon or Quartet Books.

We’re excited to announce that five Quartet authors are reading at Oxford Literature festival this year. The festival runs from Saturday 2 to Sunday 10 April and features events for children, young people and adults.

The authors who will be speaking include Liz Hodgkinson, author of FROM A GIRL TO A MAN: HOW LAURA BECAME MICHAEL, Jim Lee who wrote the memoir Life in B&W, Jayne Haynes and Marin Scurr, author of Doctors Dissected which was recently released in paperback, and Lucy Beresford, author of Invisible Threads and soon to be published Hungry for Love.

There’s still time to get tickets, so check out the links to the events below:

• Wednesday 6 April 2016 4pm – Liz Hodgkinson and Diana Cowell: The First Sex Changes: How Laura Became Michael and Robert Became Roberta – buy tickets here 
• Friday 8 April 2016 4pm – Jim Lee talks to Paul Blezard: Life in B&W – buy tickets here 
• Saturday 9 April 2016 2pm –  Martin Scurr and Cosmo Scurr, Chaired by Jane Haynes: Doctors Dissected – buy tickets here
• Sunday 10 April 2016 10am – Lucy Beresford and Leila Segal, Voices of Freedom: Fighting Oppression of Women – buy tickets here

You can view the full programme for Oxford Literature Festival here, and check out more Quartet books here.