The Birdwoman's Palate Random House / Vintage destroyed by unforeseen changes that

destroyed by unforeseen changes that hit like a stage-six rapid

2015Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize 2016Stratospherically authoritative

one of the world's leading authorities on deception

is now on the street where he sleeps on a bench outside the State Library

wheedles and tricks into his possession is strictly for him and his band of fellow con-artists and thieves: the Gentleman Bastards

The Birdwoman's Palate Random House / Vintage destroyed by unforeseen changes thatIn this exhilarating culinary novel, a womans road trip through Indonesia becomes a discovery of friendship, self, and other rare delicacies. Aruna is an epidemiologist dedicated to food and avian politics. One is heaven, the other earth. The two passions blend in unexpected ways when Aruna is asked to research a handful of isolated bird flu cases reported across Indonesia. While its put a crimp in her aunts West Java farm, and made her own confit de