Feast of Sorrow
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At GrubStreet, I met my fellow Salt + Radish Writers, women who have toiled with me for the past ten years on every aspect of this book. Each scene within Feast of Sorrow contains a spark of magic from Anjali Mitter Duva, Jennifer Dupee, and Kelly Robertson.
I am indebted to the team at Touchstone Books, who championed this novel from the very moment I came on board: my editor, Trish Todd, as well as Kaitlin Olson, Shida Carr, Leah Morse, Meredith Vilarello, Kelsey Manning, Beth Ireland, and everyone else behind the scenes. I was also lucky to have worked with acquiring editor Etinosa Agbonlahor, who gave me the chance to tell the story I wanted to tell. Her influence and keen insight are woven into the fabric of every page. Everyone at Touchstone has been a joy to work with and I couldn’t have imagined a better entrance into the world as a debut author.
I have the great fortune to be represented by Amaryah Orenstein at GO Literary. She believed in the story from my first pitch and has been an incredible collaborative partner in the entire process. Mere words cannot describe the superstar she is to me.
Thank you to my enthusiastic readers and dear friends Leanna Widgren, Melissa Ayres, Linette Gomez, Michelle Morgan, Laura Warrell, Shadra Bruce, and Ryan La Sala.
Steven Bauer of Hollow Tree Literary helped me with some crucial edits along the way. Classicist Emily Hauser helped me with many clarifications to the Latin text and Roman traditions.
I have been extraordinarily fortunate to share the journey to publication with my fellow TheDebutanteBall.com authors: Amy Poeppel, Lynn Hall, Jenni L. Walsh, and Tiffany D. Jackson.
My friend and Italian tutor, Graziella Macchetta, has fueled my love of the history and language of Italy. Chi trova una amica, trova un tesoro.
In Rome, Patrizia and Beniamino at Casa Dei Coronari welcomed me with open arms, making each stay more special than the last. They taught me that Si sei venuto qui cor core ’nmano, tu de diritto diventi già romano.
Thanks also to my parents, sister, and brother for indulging my childhood stories and encouraging me in my earliest creative years.
I also owe gratitude to historians Sally Grainger and Christopher Grocock for their translation of Apicius. Additionally, during my years of extensive research, I found that these particular texts were critical to my work: Around the Roman Table by Patrick Faas, translated by Shaun Whiteside; Empire of Pleasures: Luxury and Indulgence in the Roman World by Andrew Dalby; The Classical Cookbook by Andrew Dalby and Sally Grainger; Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome by Lesley Adkins and Roy A. Adkins; The Houses of Roman Italy, 100 B.C.–A.D. 250: Ritual, Space, and Decoration by John R. Clarke; An Introduction to Roman Religion by John Scheid; and A Taste of Ancient Rome by Ilaria Gozzini Giacosa, translated by Anna Herklotz.
And to my husband, Joe. Thank you for the countless hours spent (over thousands of delicious meals) helping me with all the stickiest parts of this book. Of all the time spent working on this novel, that has been my favorite part of all. I could not have asked for a more supportive, loving advocate for my writing process. Ti amo.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
© WAYNE EARL CHINNOCK
Crystal King is a writer, culinary enthusiast, and marketing expert. Her writing is fueled by a love of history and an obsession with the food, language, and culture of Italy. She has taught creativity, writing, and social media at GrubStreet and several universities, including Harvard Extension School and Boston University. Crystal received her master’s degree in critical and creative thinking from the University of Massachusetts at Boston. She lives in the US with her husband and two cats, Nero and Merlin.
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Names: King, Crystal, author.
Title: Feast of sorrow : a novel of Ancient Rome / by Crystal King.
Description: First Touchstone hardcover edition. | New York : Touchstone, 2017. |
Identifiers: LCCN 2016025828 (print) | LCCN 2016034508 (ebook) | ISBN 9781501145131 (hardback) | ISBN 9781501145148 (paperback) | ISBN 9781501145155 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Apicius—Fiction. | Rome—History—Augustus, 30 B.C.–14 A.D.—Fiction. | Gastronomy—Rome—Fiction. | Gourmets—Rome—Fiction. | Cooking, Roman—Fiction. | BISAC: FICTION / Historical. | FICTION / Sagas. | FICTION / Family Life. | GSAFD: Historical fiction.
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Excerpts from Apicius, A Critical Edition with an Introduction and English Translation by Sally Grainger and Christopher Grocock © 2006 Prospect Books, reprinted by permission of Prospect Books, Devon, England.