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Bloomsbury presents Cheesecake by Mark Kurlanksy, read by Nathan Agin

From New York Times bestselling author Mark Kurlansky, a delectable novel following one Manhattan block as an ancient cheesecake recipe and a conniving landlord change the Upper West Side forever.

West 86th Street knows its desserts. It s the 1970s, and poppyseed strudel, praline ice cream cake, and New York cheesecake are as integral to Manhattan s Upper West Side as clustered pigeons, suited doormen, and greasy diners. That is, until Cato comes to town. Cato the Elder, a Roman born in 234 BCE, is credited with the earliest written recipe ever found. A recipe for . . . cheesecake. No cream cheese, no graham cracker crust, somehow savory and sweet, the recipe is enigmatic and suddenly, it s all anyone on West 86th Street can talk about.