{"product_id":"9780008695293","title":"The Underdog by Felicity Cloake","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e PRE-ORDER NOW - Published: 07\/05\/2026 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe debut novel from the multi-award-winning food writer.                       `Food. Romance. Dogs. There is literally nothing not to love in this novel' Emma Freud           `Brilliantly fun, witty and warm' Emma Hughes                      Sometimes life doesn't follow a recipe.                    Katy is thirty-six, has recently been dumped by her dull-yet-deceitful fianc? and in a (not-unrelated) moment of madness, abandoned a Solid, Decently Paid Career to pursue her dream of becoming a chef. But, after a year of expensive cookery school and months in Michelin-star kitchens blow-drying edible ferns for free, she finds herself making sandwiches (heritage duck egg and black garlic mayonnaise on sourdough, admittedly, but sandwiches all the same) in a north London caf? and stuck in an ill-advised situationship with a twentysomething who thinks he's his generation's answer to Marco Pierre White.             Then, a gorgeous doctor strolls in and orders an espresso. Katy is briefly charmed. until she sees the scruffy mutt at his feet. Katy hates dogs - and Dr Dipesh never goes anywhere without Alan. Can she overlook this major red flag? Will she ever convince her mother she's not having a midlife crisis? And, when a drunken mishap involving a restaurant critic turns Katy's life upside down, will she ever see Dip, Alan or the inside of a kitchen again? \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56367691006325,"sku":"9780008695293","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780008695293_0ba6db7d-a880-4227-9996-861a46783b1e.jpg?v=1780063669","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780008695293","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}