Land Of Milk And Honey

 Land Of Milk And Honey was written by C Pam Zhang. This book won the Good Reads award for science fiction in 2023. A young chef is living in California. This story takes place in the near future. Her mother dies. She sees a job application for a chef in the only part of the world that is not covered in a poisonous smog. She gets the job, flies, with the cat, to Italy, where she cooks meals for other people. Unlike the rest of the world this place has real food like fresh strawberries, salads, and fresh meat. The rest of the world is relying on a tasteless powder mis of soy and flour. She talks to her employer on the phone but doesn't meet him. His daughter comes to the house and together they get to know each other. Years later the place is shut down and the owner is put in jail. The chef goes back to California with her cat and lives out the rest of her life there. This story is about codependency, unequal rights between economic status, and at what point would you break your moral compass. The writing was lovely.