<p>This week, we're back at Cooking the Books live in Brighton with Felicity Cloake (and Wilf the Wonderdog) to talk about her debut novel, <em>The Underdog.</em></p><br><p>We know Felicity from her Bridget Jones-on-a-bike style adventures across France in <a href="https://shows.acast.com/cooking-the-books/episodes/felicity-cloake-one-more-croissant-for-the-road" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>One More Croissant for the Road</em></a>, the UK in <a href="https://shows.acast.com/cooking-the-books/episodes/felicity-cloake-red-sauce-brown-sauce" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Red Sauce, Brown Sauce </em></a>and America in<a href="https://shows.acast.com/cooking-the-books/episodes/felicity-cloake-peach-street-to-lobster-lane" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em> </em>Peach Street to Lobster Lane</a>. But she's also the Queen of Culinary Perfection in her Guardian column, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/food/series/how-to-cook-the-perfect----" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>How to Cook the Perfect...</em></a><em>,</em> and has somehow managed to combine both personalities in Katy, the hapless protagonist in her first rom com. Gilly finds a thin line between fact and fiction.</p><br><p>Pop over to <a href="https://gillysmith.substack.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gilly's Substack</a> for Extra Bites and a recipe for one of Felicity's food moments whipped up by Jo at <a href="https://www.sussexsurplus.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sussex Surplus.</a></p><br><p>And if you’d like to support this ad and sponsor free podcast, don’t forget to <a href="https://monzo.me/gilliansmith60?h=IWxUkf&amp;account_type=personal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">click here</a> to contribute whatever you like.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>