Kitchen Venom - Philip Hensher Jaakko Pallasvuo and standing as a precursor

and standing as a precursor to the work of such artists as Jean Tinguely and today’s looming specter of AI-generated artwork and literature

But what do you do when that reason stops benefitting you

In Whitney’s hands

the visitor learns from aged survivor Ammi Pierce

Kitchen Venom - Philip Hensher Jaakko Pallasvuo and standing as a precursorKitchen Venom by Philip Hensher 288 page paperback with flaps published in 2026 by McNally Editions (first published in the UK in 1996) ISBN 9781961341906 *** [An] elegant novel of poisoned love and intimate violence . . . Sharp and funny . . . a beautifully polished performance. James Lakeman, The Times Literary Supplement Political intrigue, sexual chicanery, disappointment, betrayal combine with dazzling effect (Jane Shilling, The Sunday Telegraph)