Download or read book White Truffles in Winter: A Novel written by N. M. Kelby and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2011-11-07 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "You’ll eat up every word of this spicy historical novel." —Real Simple Auguste Escoffier (1846–1935) was the renowned French chef and restaurateur who gave birth to the way we eat today. The heart of Escoffier’s story, however, lies in his love for two very different women: the beautiful, reckless actress Sarah Bernhardt and his wife, the poet Delphine Daffis. This lushly imagined novel transports us into Escoffier’s private world, weaving a sensual tale of food and longing, war and romance.