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Piglet

by Lottie Hazell

Work, appetite, and the shape of a settled life

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Awards & Recognition

  • Book club selection

    A Belletrist Book Club Pick

    Selected as a Belletrist Book Club Pick.

  • Editorial selection

    A New York Times Notable Book

    Named a New York Times Notable Book.

  • Critical praise

    Jennifer Weiner praised Piglet in The New York Times Book Review

    Jennifer Weiner said she would hand-sell Piglet to everyone.

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Work, appetite, and the shape of a settled life

Piglet is introduced as an up-and-coming cookbook editor who believes she is pleased with the life she has built: good friends, a handsome fiancé, and a childhood nickname that has stayed with her. The description frames the novel around women’s ambitions and appetites, and the question of what it means to “have it all.” Its stated territory is both professional and intimate, with marriage and personal fulfillment brought into the same frame. The available description offers only a partial premise, so the book’s specific conflicts and direction remain open.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in fiction about women’s ambitions and personal fulfillment.
  • Readers seeking a novel whose stated concerns include marriage and relationships.
  • Readers drawn to stories that connect food-related work with questions of appetite and aspiration.

Themes

Women’s ambitionsAppetiteMarriage and relationshipsPersonal fulfillment

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Book overview

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK - A BELLETRIST BOOK CLUB PICK - AN NPR 2024 "BOOKS WE LOVE"

"If I owned a bookstore, I'd hand-sell Piglet to everyone."
--Jennifer Weiner, The New York Times Book Review

A "sensuous" (The New Yorker) debut about women's ambitions and appetites--and the truth about having it all

Outside of a childhood nickname she can't shake, Piglet's rather pleased with how her life's turned out. An up-and-coming cookbook editor, she's got lovely friends and a handsome fianc

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