"Food is how some people show love," said author Kate Lord Brown when talking about her latest novel The Golden Hour.

This Shine Radio Recipe podcast is an excuse to share the work of a former Petersfield resident and writer on how her passion for food are woven through the pages of her work. One of the character's Raif, shows love through his cooking by providing food, service and loyalty to the ones he loves.

Kate shares one of her favourite lebanese' recipe's, Baba ganoush, a dip that consists of finely chopped roasted aubergine, olive oil, lemon juice, various seasonings, and tahini with Noni Needs.

The novel set in Cairo and Beirut on dual timelines follows the story of archaeologist Lucie Fitzgerald as she goes home to be by her dying mother's side. He mother Polly has one last story to tell her daughter about her close female friendship with her godmother Juno. 

A book full of forbidden passion, romance, love, secrets and lies that embraces all the senses with a backdrop of faraway shores.

As archaeologists both Polly and Juno share an obsession to find the Egyption tomb of the Warrior Queen - Nefertiti.

As part of her book publicity tour Kate Lord Brown will be coming to One Tree Books, Lavant Street in Petersfield in July. Listen out for more from her on Shine Radio's Talking Books podcast with Suzi Wilde and Tim O'Kelly.