Land of Milk and Honey

Food, delight, and desire

Amid a global event affecting international food production a down on her luck chef lands a job at a commune on an Italian mountaintop where the elite dine on rare ingredients and her enigmatic boss and his enticing daughter have a vision for the future. This is a fascinating exploration of delight and desire in the face of dystopian disaster. It brought to mind both Karen Russell and Rumaan Alam in feel.