Recipe for Joy
A Novel
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Recipe for Joy
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Narrated by:
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Alex Picard
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By:
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Monica Comas
A grieving woman finds healing and purpose through her late grandmother’s cherished recipes in a poignant and hopeful novel about rediscovering the comfort of family in the most trying of times.
Belle Sutton is a little lost these days.
She has a stalled career, a New York apartment she can’t afford, and her sister, Lexie, is more estranged with each passing year. Belle’s one true consolation is her beloved grandmother, who’s powered through her own broken family ties with a tenacious zest for life and a passion for cooking. But when her grandmother suddenly passes away, a grieving Belle feels her only connection to the past is gone forever.
That’s when Belle receives a series of letters, along with a cookbook, photographs of Belle and Lexie when they were young and happy, and her grandmother’s last wish that the sisters mend severed ties before it’s too late. For the love of Gran, a challenge is met that sets Belle and Lexie on a journey of hope, reconciliation, surprising discoveries, and the nourishing power of family, forgiveness, and tradition. All they have to do is follow the directions.
©2026 by Monica Comas. (P)2026 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.Critic reviews
“Comas gives us characters so real, you’ll want to invite them to your own kitchen table.”—Lori Foster, New York Times bestselling author
“In Recipe For Joy, two estranged sisters are brought together by their late grandmother’s recipes. What begins in heartache becomes a journey of forgiveness and healing—a warm, witty reminder that food and family hold the power to lead us home. With a pinch of memory and a dash of love, Comas’s debut is a novel to savor. An absolute joy to read.”—Rochelle Weinstein, bestselling author of We Are Made of Stars
“Writing with a deep understanding of grief, grudges, and the difficult but essential path to forgiveness, Monica Comas has spun a heartwarming tale of healing and self-discovery. Recipe for Joy is an old-fashioned, hopeful hug of a novel, complete with recipes that are sweet to the tooth and nourishing to the soul.”—Karen Dukess, USA Today bestselling author of Welcome to Murder Week and The Last Book Party
I have read this late after release date.
I am listening to the audiobbok on audible and the narrator is doing q great job at bringing the story to life, within an hour of starting this book I felt like I could relate to the character in some ways where I am in my life at present.
I am personally in a time of isolation away from things because of depression and other life issues that happened early last year from something that was major, seeing a character who is in a place of her own emotional and mental distress made me care for how the story goes.
I love the grandmother she has giving small gems of information to help her without being to forceful about it is lovely, yet I will not lie that when she passed away in her sleep I had some tears.
I love when she was given a talk by one of grandmothers friends....
welcome to the grief club you are now officially a member and there are arms open from people who understand
( The part that spoke to me the most was when this was said:- ignore the ones who say your get over it because their lying, what you do is carry grief with you always and forever & your find the weight becomes less to bare but it will stay with you. With time what will happen is happy memories will come forward and help to lessen griefs load and what you have to do is the ones who love you be there for you. )
This part spoke to me so much in my own personal way....
Letters are sent to the out main character & her sister each week for them to make a recipe of their childhood as a way to bring them both together in a small way, to me this was their grandmother saying life is hard & will get to you yet remember who you where together growing up & see each other beyound your differences.... also our main character trying to find herself beyound the problems and live life, and she meers a guy who she forms a connection with.
I loved listening to the audiobook so much and is definitely a book I plan to buy for myself to own.
I could relate to the sisters life issues alot
If you enjoy stories that come across with a deep meaning about grieving not only loved ones but also a life that you felt a stranger in until you formed a way to find urself, then I suggest this book
a book that hit me emotionally
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