{"product_id":"the-underdog-by-felicity-cloake-signed-pre-order","title":"The Underdog by Felicity Cloake (SIGNED)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"[ lg:columns-2 lg:gap-gutter-lg ]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"c-wysiwyg lg:c-wysiwyg--tight-spacing\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSIGNED EDITION \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA charming, witty romcom and coming of age story set in London’s restaurant scene Katie is thirty-six, has recently been dumped by her dull-yet-deceitful fiancé and in a (not-unrelated) moment of madness, abandoned a Solid, Decently Paid Career to pursue her dream of becoming a chef. But, after a year of expensive cookery school and months in Michelin-star kitchens blow-drying edible ferns for free, she finds herself making sandwiches (heritage duck egg and black garlic mayonnaise on sourdough, admittedly, but sandwiches all the same) in a north London café and stuck in an ill-advised situationship with a twentysomething who thinks he’s the next star of The Bear. Then, a gorgeous doctor strolls in and orders an espresso.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKatie is briefly charmed… until she sees the scruffy mutt at his feet. Katie hates dogs — and Dr Dipesh never goes anywhere without Alan. Can she overlook this major red flag? Will she ever convince her mother she’s not having a midlife crisis? And, when a drunken mishap involving a restaurant critic turns Katie’s life upside down, will she ever see Dip, Alan or the inside of a kitchen again?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHardback | Publication: 7 May 2026, Harper Collins \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780008695293\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eExtent: 304 pages\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David's Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56910582415742,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/0892\/5225\/files\/9780008695293_1.jpg?v=1772795892","url":"https:\/\/www.davids-bookshops.co.uk\/products\/the-underdog-by-felicity-cloake-signed-pre-order","provider":"David's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}