The Instant National Bestseller and #1 Indie Next Pick For fans of The Correspondent by
Virginia Evans and 84 Charing Cross Road this witty and tender novel follows two women in
1960s America as they discover that food really does connect us all and that friendship and
laughter are the best medicine. Two strangers. One recipe. A friendship for the ages.
Creamy risotto alla Milanese. Mussels in a hot buttery broth. Chicken spiced with cinnamon and
cloves. Joan Bergstrom and Imogen Fortier understand the key to a savored life—delicious food.
Young Joan is just discovering herself as a foodwriter in bustling Los Angeles while
experienced columnist Imogen is settled in her decades-long marriage on Camano Island outside
Seattle. When Joan sends a fan letter to Imogen with an enclosed packet of saffron and a recipe
their journey of culinary exploration and soul-deep friendship begins. A long-lost flavor
surfaces buried memories and a quest to make carne asada opens the doors of a sheltered life.
Into this beautiful intimate world comes the ultimate test of their friendship and of their
belief that food and love can sustain us during our darkest hours.
