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Crystal King

Biography

Crystal King

Crystal King is a writer, culinary enthusiast and marketing expert. Her writing is fueled by a love of history and an obsession with the food, language and culture of Italy. She has taught writing and social media at GrubStreet and several universities including Harvard Extension School and Boston University. Crystal received her master’s degree in critical and creative thinking from University of Massachusetts Boston. She lives in the US with her husband and two cats, Nero and Merlin. She is the author of FEAST OF SORROW.

Crystal King

Books by Crystal King

Feast of Sorrow: A Novel of Ancient Rome
by Crystal King - Fiction, Historical Fiction

In the 26th year of Augustus Caesar’s reign, Marcus Gavius Apicius has a singular ambition: to serve as culinary adviser to Caesar. To cement his legacy as Rome’s leading epicure, the wealthy Apicius acquires a young chef, Thrasius, for the exorbitant price of 20,000 denarii. Apicius believes that the talented Thrasius is the key to his culinary success, and with the slave’s help, he soon becomes known for his lavish parties and sumptuous meals. But as Apicius draws closer to his ultimate goal, his dangerous single-mindedness threatens his young family and places his entire household at the mercy of the most powerful forces in Rome.