Nicky Pellegrino's sensuous writing, Italian atmosphere, the warmth of her characters and her celebration of food have already won her a legion of fans. RECIPE FOR LIFE is the story of two women - one at the beginning of her life, one nearing the end. Alice is in London, working in the kitchen of a top restaurant and determined to live life fast and to the full. Babetta is living in a lonely house in southern Italy and trying to hang on to the quiet life she has made for herself. When the two women meet their lives become intertwined in a way they could never have imagined. Full of evocative locations, sumptuous detail and spellbinding storytelling, RECIPE FOR LIFE is at its heart, a novel about the big things - life and happiness.