Good plain cook by Belthan Roberts

Supposedly set in 1936, where 19 year old Kitty answers an ad for a "good plain cook, broad outlook essential" to work in an "artistic household" in Sussex. Kitty doesn't let the small fact that she has no idea how to cook stop her from applying for the job!
I found this to be a thoroughly absorbing novel. The convincingly drawn characters (especially the bright, brittle Geenie), maps the treacherous territory of family ties, class divides, and the vulnerable human heart.
I love the way Kitty is gobsmacked by their sexy, undisciplined life, but more worried about how to cook what they want. Quiche: would that be a kind of egg-and-bacon pie, she wonders...