People who love My Fair Lady, The Great British Bake-Off, and Bridgerton would enjoy this novel, so it may be geared more for adults who read young adult than for teens. It is definitely a book that demonstrates the broad diversity of the Jewish experience, including diversity of time period and country of origin. I appreciated the way the author has included real information about how Jewish people were treated during this time period, and found the author's note with additional information fascinating. The story feels true to the time period in language and tone. My Fine Fellow is a fun read, especially if you know the story of My Fair Lady and love cooking.
On a retelling note, this is somewhat a retelling of My Fair Lady. As you can see from the above, this is also probably the cleanest book on the website If youre looking for a clean book with lots of descriptions of food, you might consider My Fine Fellow. But Helena doesn't know that Elijah is Jewish and that makes a difference in 1830s England. It was an enjoyable story, but I wish there had been more depth to it. She bets her friend, Penelope Pickering, that she can turn Elijah from a street hawker to a gentleman. When Helena Higgins discovers Elijah, she decides to make him her project in order to graduate from high honors from the Royal Academy. It's the story of Elijah Little, a poor boy who is hawking food in an 1830s England where going to culinary school and becoming a gentleman chef is as revered as being royalty. My Fine Fellow is a thoughtful retelling of My Fair Lady that takes on issues of gender norms and the treatment of Jewish people in England, with the feel of The Great British Bake-Off.
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