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Issue Details: First known date: 2011... 2011 The Secret Ingredient
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'Taste was such an evocative sense; Andie had closed her eyes, with the scone melting in her mouth, and been transported back to her grandmother's kitchen... Nourishment is nurture. That's what Andie learned from her grandmother and what she's always believed about cooking. But somehow, since marrying Ross, she's allowed her love of food to take a back seat and given up her dream of becoming a chef.

'Lately she's been craving more. And when her marriage falls apart, she's determined to find herself again and take back control of her destiny.

'The first step is taking a job in the kitchen of renowned chef Dominic Gerou. The brooding Englishman is more than Andie bargains for, but the new Andie is ready for anything, even a bad-tempered chef who makes it clear he won't tolerate mistakes.

'In this beautiful new novel, Dianne Blacklock takes us on a sumptuous journey of the heart as Andie uncovers the secret ingredient for her new life, and shows that no matter how many false starts you may have, if you hold on to your passion and your dreams, anything is possible.' (From the publisher's website.)

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  • Dedication: To Joel, Dane, Patrick and Zachary

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Macmillan Australia , 2011 .
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      Extent: 385p.
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      • Publication date: 1 November 2011.
      ISBN: 9781742610290 (pbk.), 9781466825079 (ebk)
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      Dianne Blacklock ,
      2017 .
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      Extent: 414p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 17th December 2017.
      ISBN: 9781925579635

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Works about this Work

Pick of the Week Cameron Woodhead , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 14 January 2012; (p. 26)

— Review of The Secret Ingredient Dianne Blacklock , 2011 single work novel
Untitled Rachel Wilson , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , October vol. 91 no. 4 2011; (p. 27)

— Review of The Secret Ingredient Dianne Blacklock , 2011 single work novel
Untitled Julia Ross , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 17-18 December 2006; (p. 22)

— Review of The Secret Ingredient Dianne Blacklock , 2011 single work novel
Untitled Rachel Wilson , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , October vol. 91 no. 4 2011; (p. 27)

— Review of The Secret Ingredient Dianne Blacklock , 2011 single work novel
Untitled Julia Ross , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 17-18 December 2006; (p. 22)

— Review of The Secret Ingredient Dianne Blacklock , 2011 single work novel
Pick of the Week Cameron Woodhead , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 14 January 2012; (p. 26)

— Review of The Secret Ingredient Dianne Blacklock , 2011 single work novel
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