{"product_id":"aftertaste-9781668061602","title":"Aftertaste","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A haunting evocation of pain and pleasure, and the power of food.\" --Nigella Lawson\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat if you could have one last meal with someone you've loved, someone you've lost? Combining the magic of \u003ci\u003eUnder the Whispering Door\u003c\/i\u003e with the high-stakes culinary world of \u003ci\u003eSweetbitter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAftertaste\u003c\/i\u003e is an epic love story, a dark comedy, and a synesthetic adventure through food and grief.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA food story to binge.\u003cbr\u003e A ghost story to devour.\u003cbr\u003e A love story to savor.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Konstantin Duhovny is a haunted man. His father died when he was ten, and ghosts have been hovering around him ever since. Kostya can't exactly \u003ci\u003esee \u003c\/i\u003ethe ghosts, but he can\u003ci\u003e taste\u003c\/i\u003e their favorite foods. Flavors of meals he's never eaten will flood his mouth, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ea sign that a spirit is present. Kostya has kept these \u003ci\u003eaftertastes\u003c\/i\u003e a secret for most of his life, but one night, he decides to act on what he's tasting. And everything changes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Kostya discovers that he can reunite people with their departed loved ones--just for one last meal. Convinced that his life's purpose is to serve closure to grieving strangers, he sets out to learn all he can be entering a particularly fiery ring of Hell: the New York culinary scene. But as his kitchen skills catch up with his ambitions, he's too blind to see the catastrophe looming in the Afterlife. And the one person who knows Kostya must be stopped also happens to be falling in love with him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Set in the bustling world of New York restaurants and teeming with mouthwatering food writing, \u003ci\u003eAftertaste \u003c\/i\u003eis a whirlwind romance, a heart-wrenching look at love and loss, and a ghost story about all the ways we hunger--and how far we'll go to find satisfaction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668061602\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.38h x 5.50w x 0.80d","brand":"Daria Lavelle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52379427635381,"sku":"9781668061602","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_66299553-ae38-4119-b3bc-b4710bf7022d.jpg?v=1774372847","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/aftertaste-9781668061602","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}