The Last Banquet - Hardcover

"Wonderfully enjoyable. Grimwood captures the colour, the decadence and tawdry glamour of Versailles beautifully. I loved the complexity of the relationships, and sensual quality reminded me at times of Angela Carter. Masterful" (CAROL BIRCH author of JAMRACH’S MENAGERIE)

"The Last Banquet is a feast for the senses; dark, sensual and unexpected. I loved it" (JOJO MOYES)

"The Last Banquet is an astonishing, sensual feast which will appeal to those who enjoyed Patrick Susskind's Perfume . . . a damned fine writer, and with The Last Banquet it feels like Grimwood has cut loose and written the book he was always meant to, with equal parts lush, sumptuous prose, convincing historical seasoning, and a cast of believable, human characters which will leave you sated and satisfied. Tastes like awesome" (David Barnett Independent on Sunday)

"Racily picaresque, energetic and clever" (Guardian)

"Jonathan Grimwood's latest novel is intriguing, fanciful, philosophical and told with an admirable lightness of touch" (Daily Mail)

"A true feast for the senses" (Scotsman)

"A delicious sensory overload" (Marina O'Loughlin)

"Jonathan Grimwood's intelligent story of lost innocence... follows convincingly in the traditions established by Patrick Suskind's Perfume and Andrew Miller's Pure" (Times Literary Supplement)

"As a piece of historical fiction, there is not an ounce of fat on it - a compliment, even for a work so concerned with the food of France" (The Times)

"A tantalising tale, be prepared for some dark mystery and decadent recipes. A must for lovers of Suskind's Perfume and Miller's Pure" (The Bookseller)