{"product_id":"dancing-on-eggshells-john-whaite-9781804191491","title":"Dancing on Eggshells: Kitchen, Ballroom \u0026 the Messy Inbetween","description":"\u003cb\u003eA fascinating memoir from the\u003ci\u003e Bake Off\u003c\/i\u003e Winner, BBC's \u003ci\u003eStrictly Come Dancing\u003c\/i\u003e Runner Up and popular TV Baker\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Well-known as the third-series winner of \u003ci\u003eThe Great British Bake Off\u003c\/i\u003e and runner up of \u003ci\u003eStrictly\u003c\/i\u003e in 2021 with his same-sex dancing partner Johannes Radebe, John Whaite's personal story is a complicated narrative that embraces coming out on \u003ci\u003eBake Off\u003c\/i\u003e, his ongoing body dysmorphia and bulimia as well as mental health challenges and a changing relationship with his mother, particularly after the break-up of his parents marriage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Each chapter takes an element of food or culture and loops it back to John's northern upbringing above a fish and chip shop which instilled a strong a work ethic, as well as using baking as a form of meditation. He also talks about how gay people in the 1990s had to choreograph their every move depending on the people they were surrounded by to ensure they were protected - the dance on eggshells - and how \u003ci\u003eStrictly\u003c\/i\u003e changed his life and relationship with his long-term partner, Paul, for the good.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Whaite\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1804191493\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781804191491\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kyle Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 5.90w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/23\/2023 pg. 1","brand":"John Whaite","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44302449377535,"sku":"9781804191491","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8dbe114d-4cac-43f7-88fd-a76f467b0da7.jpg?v=1695161658","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dancing-on-eggshells-john-whaite-9781804191491","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}