Recipe for Life

Written by Nicky Pellegrino

Narrated by Jane McDowell

Escape to Italy with this sumptuous story of secrets and friendships under Mediterranean skies.

A recipe for life should be a simple thing: love and happiness, family, friends and a little food. But life is rarely straightforward...

Alice wants to make the most of life - after all, she knows how fragile it can be - and knows she never feels more alive than when she's cooking.
Babetta has spent a lifetime tending the garden of her tiny house on the Italian coast, supplying food to feed a family now grown and gone.

One summer these two women are brought together in a crumbling Mediterranean villa, with the shared language of food. There, under the heat of the Italian sun, or the shade of the pomegranate tree, secrets will be spoken, fears and hopes shared. But life's lessons are not learnt easily.

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Your favourite authors love Nicky Pellegrino...

'Heartrending and compelling' JOJO MOYES
'The ultimate escapist read!' VERONICA HENRY
'Deliciously romantic' ERICA JAMES
'Knowing, compassionate and moving' CATHERINE ROBERTSON
'Warm, engaging and truly delicious' ROSANNA LEY
'A delicious and sensual adventure' FIONA GIBSON


Readers can't get enough of Nicky Pellegrino:

'I could smell the fresh pasta, feel the sunshine, smell the sea breeze and feel my worries wash away.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Through Italy, through food, through heartbreak, through love, through family. Add in a pinch of karmic justice and you have the perfect read with a joyful ending!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Once again Nicky Pellegrino had me captivated with this amazing story. It made me laugh, made me cry. I read it in one afternoon' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Such a great escapism read, full of emotions and family drama with love' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

• Language: English
• Publisher: Orion
• Release date: Dec 3, 2015
• ISBN: 9781409163664

Nicky Pellegrino

When Nicky Pellegrino's Italian father came to England he fell in love with and married a Liverpool girl. He brought to his new family his passion for food and instilled in them what all Italians know - that you live to eat instead of eating to live. This Italian mantra is the inspiration behind Nicky's delicious novels. When Nicky met and married a New Zealander she moved to Auckland where she works as a journalist and edits a woman's magazine.

Reviews for Recipe for Life

[lemurkat · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

A fairly light and flavoursome read, peppered with delicious descriptions. The plot seems rather prolonged - from the cover it looks like it all occurs in one summer - when it really spans more than two decades. Still, it was compelling and appealing, even if it seemed to lack that extra spice.

[ilurvebooks_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Set against a backdrop of love friendship and food..liked how every character had alternating chapters to describe their story throughout the book

[tasmanlibbkgroup · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Loved every delicious page

[qosheba · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This story was a pleasure to read. Set between England and Italy with food, and memorable delightful characters. Very easy to read, just enough detail to keep the story moving in at a pace that kept you up to date with the happenings in their lives. It made me want to go and live in a villa or cottage by the sea in Italy and discover the delights of life at a much more agreeable pace.