Feast of Sorrow: A Novel of Ancient Rome King CrystalPaperback
Feast of Sorrow: A Novel of Ancient Rome King CrystalPaperback Set amongst the scandal, wealth, and upstairs-downstairs politics of a Roman family, this "addictively readable first novel" (Kirkus…
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Feast of Sorrow: A Novel of Ancient Rome King CrystalPaperback
Set amongst the scandal, wealth, and upstairs-downstairs politics of a Roman family, this "addictively readable first novel" (Kirkus Reviews) features the man who inspired the world's oldest cookbook and the ambition that led to his destruction.In the twenty-sixth year of Augustus Caesar's reign, Marcus Gavius Apicius has a singular ambition: to serve as culinary adviser to Caesar. For his part, Thrasius finds a family among Apicius's household, which includes his daughter, Apicata; his wife, Aelia; and her handmaiden Passia, with whom Thrasius falls To cement his legacy as Rome's leading epicure, the wealthy Apicius acquires a young chef, Thrasius, for the exorbitant price of twenty thousand denarii.Apicius believes that the talented Thrasius is the key to his culinary success, and with the slave's help he soon becomes known for his lavish parties and sumptuous meals.