City lawyer Jane is leaving her husband, Patrick. She feels there must be more to relationships than theirs. On her travels around India she falls for Rajiv. Meanwhile, Patrick battles on to revive his ailing restaurant and falls for Stella. But has Jane thrown away the real thing?

Leaving Patrick

Literature & Fiction

LEITH, Prue

Contemporary

Penguin Uk

'Her husband was sleeping with Carrie...the two people she loved most in the world were sleeping together.' Carrie is beautiful and untamed, a single girl with her own business and the pick of the men. Her older sister Poppy is an earth mother, with a successful career in the theatre and happy home life. Since they were children, Poppy has always looked out for her sister - she knows Carrie has a darker, destructive side. But she never dreams Carrie would hurt her. But Carrie can't help herself. She provides danger, excitement, great sex - all the things that had faded in Eduardo and Poppy's marriage. And in destroying her sister's peace of mind, she risks losing all those who love her.

Sisters

Gardners Books

Jane is a high-powered London attorney who doesn't have time for her marriage. Patrick is a struggling restaurateur who wishes his wife would stay home more often and enjoy the pleasures of domesticity with him. They drift apart, and one day, Jane leaves Patrick. She wants more from her relationship than friendship, and so at age 36 she sets off on a journey to find what it takes to complete her life. Jane travels to India where she falls rapturously in lust with her cultured tour guide, Rajiv. Meanwhile Patrick falls for baby-faced American food critic Stella, who could lose him more than his peace of mind. She could lose him his restaurant business. Jane becomes the first female partner in her firm, and has her exotic lover, but discovers that what she thought she wanted doesn't make her happy. Bit by bit, she dismantles the life she had left Patrick for. As both their lives spiral toward disaster, Patrick and Jane come to reassess the decisions they've made. Has Jane thrown away true love with both hands? Prue Leith is one of England's top chefs, and her expertise shines through in her insider's details of the restaurant business and the breathtaking food of India. In Leaving Patrick, Leith has created a well-written, poignant, and moving story with wry humor and intelligence about the real choices that adults have to make once they start taking stock of their lives.

Genre Fiction

Thomas Dunne Books

Growing up in the outback of South Africa, sensible Poppy realized she would always have to look out for her younger sister, the beautiful, wild, and unreliable Carrie. Years later, in London, Poppy, a stage actress with three children and a charming, handsome husband, never imagines that Carrie, now a sexy and passionate caterer, would try to hurt her. But Carrie can't help herself. She's resentful that Poppy has everything she always wanted: a successful, fulfilling career, a gorgeous husband, a loving family, a house in the country, while Carrie has nothing but debts, one-night-stands, and an uncertain future. Carrie discovers the chink in Poppy's armor, her husband Eduardo, and she sets out to exploit it in the way she knows best. She provides Eduardo with danger, excitement, and great sex - all things that have faded in Eduardo and Poppy's marriage. But in destroying her sister's peace of mind, Carrie risks losing all those who love her. Prue Leith has written a poignant and moving story about the real choices siblings have to make once they grow up and start taking stock of their lives. Sisters is a brilliantly crafted portrait of sibling rivalry, love, and the ultimate betrayal.

Sisters: A Novel

Jane is a high-powered London attorney who doesn’t have time for her marriage.  Patrick is a struggling restaurateur who wishes he could spend more time with his wife. As they drift apart, Jane decides she wants more from her relationship than friendship, and so at age thirty-six she sets off on a journey to find what it takes to complete her life.  She travels to India where she falls rapturously in lust with her tour guide, Rajiv.  Meanwhile Patrick falls for baby-faced American food critic Stella, who could lose him more than his peace of mind; she could lose him his restaurant. Both affairs are disastrous and as their lives spiral toward disaster, Patrick and Jane reassess the decisions they’ve made.  Has Jane thrown away true love with both hands?Prue Leith, one of England’s top chefs, displays her expertise in her insider’s details of the restaurant business and the breathtaking food of India.  In Leaving Patrick, Leith has created a well-written and moving story with wry humor and intelligence about the real choices adults have to make once they start taking stock of their lives.

Literary

St. Martin's: Griffin

Growing up in the outback of South Africa, sensible Poppy realized she would always have to look out for her younger sister, the beautiful, wild, and unreliable Carrie. 
Years later, in London, Poppy, a stage actress with three children and a charming, handsome husband, never imagines that Carrie, now a sexy and passionate caterer, would try to hurt her. But Carrie can't help herself. She's resentful that Poppy has everything she always wanted: a successful, fulfilling career, a gorgeous husband, a loving family, a house in the country, while Carrie has nothing but debts, one-night-stands, and an uncertain future. Carrie discovers the chink in Poppy's armor, her husband Eduardo, and she sets out to exploit it in the way she knows best. She provides Eduardo with danger, excitement, and great sex - all things that have faded in Eduardo and Poppy's marriage. But in destroying her sister's peace of mind, Carrie risks losing all those who love her.
Prue Leith has written a poignant and moving story about the real choices siblings have to make once they grow up and start taking stock of their lives. Sisters is a brilliantly crafted portrait of sibling rivalry, love, and the ultimate betrayal.

A Lovesome Thing: A Novel

Romance

When Lucy and Rebecca agree to help the shy Joanna overcome stagefright during their choral class, an unlikely friendship develops among the three. And soon enough, the lessons turn to matters of the heart. Lucy has been recently widowed and now faces the loss of her “old-fashioned” food column. Rebecca is a flighty single mother with a voracious sexual appetite, and Joanna is a hard charging businesswoman, who comes home nightly to an empty house. From acclaimed writer Prue Leith comes a delightful novel that proves it’s never too late for a lesson in life and love.

Choral Society

Women's Fiction

Provides illustrated instructions for basic and advanced culinary skills, offers advice on planning a kitchen and choosing and caring for utensils, and explains how to prepare, cook, serve, and preserve all kinds of food

The cook's handbook

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Macmillan

Prue Leith's dinner parties

The Best of Prue Leith

Tuttle+publishing

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Leaving Patrick

Sisters

Leaving Patrick

Sisters: A Novel

Leaving Patrick

A Lovesome Thing: A Novel

Choral Society

The cook's handbook

Prue Leith's dinner parties

The Best of Prue Leith