Nicky Pellegrino Books

Funny, frank and optimistic - a refreshing and up-to-the-minute guide to menopause and perimenopause for the modern woman.

A stunning new love story about food, family, friendship and fresh starts from number one international bestselling author, Nicky Pellegrino. Perfect for fans of Rosanna Ley, Isabelle Broom and Jo Thomas.

Live your dream of Italy... Here is your chance to buy your own home in southern Italy for less than the price of a cup of coffee. The picturesque mountain town of Montenello is selling off some of its historic buildings for just ONE EURO each. The only conditions are that purchasers must renovate their new home within the next three years and that they plan to contribute in a meaningful way to this small community. To be considered as a future resident of Montenello contact the town's mayor, Augusto Rossi. Live your dream of Italy for just one euro. When the Mayor of a picturesque Italian town launches a new scheme to rejuvenate the community, his advertisement is read with interest and excitement by many. Zara is in her thirties and desperate to get on the property ladder. Tim and Lynda are retiring and need a project. Some are looking for a peaceful bolthole. Others hope to make a profit, start a business, escape a dull life or an unhappy relationship. And there is someone who just might be hiding their true motivation... Their lives are about to change forever - but can they make their dream of Italy into a reality? A deliciously escapist summer read.

'An uplifting and delicious taste of Italy' ERICA JAMES Love happens when you least expect it... Assunta has given up on love. She might run her little trattoria in the most romantic mountain town in Italy, but love just seems to have passed her by. Sarah-Jane is finished with love. She's hiring an old convertible and driving around Italy this summer - it's the perfect way to forget all about her hot celebrity ex-boyfriend! But when Sarah-Jane's car breaks down in Montenello, she has to stay longer than she intended! And the trouble is, love is everywhere...

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.

Heartbreakingly romantic and deeply moving, Tiny Pieces of Us explores the wholly unexpected ways our lives can become entangled. Perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes and Jodi Picoult.

Set against the enchanting backdrop of Italy, this uplifting novel explores themes of love, friendship, and new beginnings. It weaves a heartwarming narrative that resonates with those seeking inspiration and connection. Ideal for readers who enjoy the works of Rosanna Ley, Fanny Blake, and Isabelle Broom, the story promises to captivate with its emotional depth and picturesque setting.

Four friends, a sun-drenched escape, and a holiday that will change everything...

In the sun-drenched Sicilian hills, four women learn the lessons of a lifetime at the Food of Love Cookery School.

Two feuding families, two love stories - and a lot of delicious Italian food.

A city of love, food, music and passion - this is a novel for anyone who fell in love with LA DOLCE VITA. Rome in the 1950s, there's nowhere quite like it. The narrow stone streets, the fountains and piazzas full of life in the heat of the day, the cafes and bars full of music and desire by night...This is where Serafina calls home. Having grown up with her sisters in a tiny apartment tucked in the top of a tumbledown building, she has watched her mother get by on next to nothing, and turn herself beautiful with a sweep of eyeliner and a hand-sewn dress. When her mother goes out, Serafina and her sisters go singing in the nearest piazza, busking for spare change and cinema tickets. The girls long to meet their matinee idols and Serafina daydreams of Mario Lanza and his spellbinding voice. But the sisters will grow up quickly and for Serafina, a choice opens between the world she knows and the life she dreams of.

'Lyrical, heartrending and compelling' JOJO MOYES on Recipe for Life Kat is an adventurer, a food writer who travels the world visiting far-flung places and eating unusual things. Now she is about to embark on her biggest adventure yet - a relationship. She has fallen in love with an Italian man and is moving to live with him in Venice where she will help him run his small guesthouse, Hotel Gondola. Kat has lined up a book deal and will write about the first year of her new adventure, the food she eats, the recipes she collects, the people she meets, the man she doesn't really know all that well but is going to make a life with. But as Kat ought to know by now, the thing about adventures is that they never go exactly the way you expect them to... ****** 'Warm, engaging and truly delicious' Rosanna Ley, author of The Little Theatre by the Sea 'A delicious and sensual adventure' Fiona Gibson, author of The Woman Who Met Her Match 'Wonderfully evocative' Pamela Hartshorne, author of The Cursed Wife

Raffaella ist das schönste Mädchen in Triento, aber das bedeutet nicht nur Glück. Als ihr Ehemann kurz nach der Hochzeit stirbt, entstehen in dem süditalienischen Dorf böse Gerüchte über sie, und bald hat die junge Witwe nur noch einen einzigen Freund. Doch Raffaella lässt sich nicht unterkriegen. Schließlich besitzt sie eine ganz besondere Gabe, die Menschen für sich einzunehmen ...

Pepina kann wunderbare Gerichte zaubern, aber Maria Domenica wird die Küche ihrer Mutter im süditalienischen San Giulio schon bald zu eng. Sie will mehr sehen von der Welt und kann sich so gar nicht mit Marco anfreunden, den ihre Eltern für sie als Ehemann im Auge haben. Im Caffé Angeli an der Dorfpiazza verdient sich die junge Frau genügend Geld, um ihren Traum zu verwirklichen. Ein guter Freund unterstützt ihre Pläne. Und er steht ihr zur Seite, als sie eines Tages mit einem Geheimnis aus der großen, weiten Welt zurückkehrt ... Ciao, Bella! Eine köstliche Geschichte über die Liebe, gewürzt mit den Aromen italienischer Lebenslust.

Alice, ve snaze zapomenout na hrůzný zážitek znásilnění, ukončí své studium na univerzitě a odjíždí ke své nejlepší přítelkyni, Leile, začít nový život. Po ní převezme práci kuchařky, přičemž netuší, že jídlo a vaření se nakonec stanou její životní vášní. Když ji Leila nabídne, aby strávila léto s ní a její matkou v Itálii, Alicin šéf souhlasí s tím, že shodou náhod odtamtud pochází i jeho rodina a že by se tam mohla naučit skutečnému umění vaření. Tam Alice postupně začne objevovat sama sebe, ale čeká ji ještě dlouhá cesta k nalezení životního štěstí. Babetta žije osamělý život na italském pobřeží, kde se stará se svým manželem o malou zahrádku patřící k chátrající, opuštěné vile. Její manžel již vzdal boj s životem a Babetta přestává doufat v lepší zítřky. Vše se ale změní v den, kdy do vily přijede její majitelka se svou dcerou a její nejlepší přítelkyní, Alice. Přestože Babetta a Alice mluví různými jazyky, jejich společným jazykem se stane vášeň pro jídlo a pěstování nejrůznějších plodin. Spolu tyto ženy objevují svůj recept na život.