THE LOST RECIPE FOR HAPPINESS: A NOVEL

Book ID/图书代码： 06830012B55060

English Summary/英文概要： In this sumptuous new novel, Barbara O’Neal offers readers a celebration of food, family, and love as a woman searches for the elusive ingredient we’re all hoping to find….

It’s the opportunity Elena Alvarez has been waiting for–the challenge of running her own kitchen in a world-class restaurant. Haunted by an accident of which she was the lone survivor, Elena knows better than anyone how to survive the odds. With her faithful dog, Alvin, and her grandmother’s recipes, Elena arrives in Colorado to find a restaurant in as desperate need of a fresh start as she is–and a man whose passionate approach to food and life rivals her own. Owner Julian Liswood is a name many people know but a man few do. He’s come to Aspen with a troubled teenage daughter and a dream of the kind of stability and love only a family can provide. But for Elena, old ghosts don’t die quietly, yet a chance to find happiness at last is worth the risk.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 在这本华丽的新作中，芭芭拉.奥尼尔为读者讲述了一个女人苦苦搜寻我们人类都渴望得到、但却难以捉摸的东西，并歌颂了食物、家庭以及爱……

艾琳娜.埃尔瓦雷兹等这个机会好久了—那就是挑战自我，在一家世界级的餐厅里经营自己的厨房。可是她是一场灾难中唯一幸存者的这件事她一直困扰着她。艾琳娜比任何人都清楚存活的几率。在她那条忠诚的小狗埃尔文的陪伴下，艾琳娜带着祖母的食谱来到科罗拉多，在一家餐馆找了份工作。可是她发现这家餐厅和自己一样迫切需要全新的改变。在那里，一个男人对食物和生活的热情足以与她相媲美。餐厅业主朱利安.利斯伍德这个名字众人皆知，但却很少为男人所用。他曾带着十几岁的叛逆女儿前往阿斯彭，渴望安定的生活以及只要家庭才能提供的关爱。但是对于艾琳娜而言，古老的鬼魂并没有安息，不过为了寻求幸福，值得冒一次险。(XMM)

Awards/获奖情况：Twenty years ago, Elena Alvarez, the chef heroine of O’Neal’s bland kitchen romance, was the sole survivor of a car accident that left her badly scarred and haunted by the sister and boyfriend she lost in the crash. Attempting to escape the specter of the accident and buoyed by her love of cooking, Elena drifted to culinary school in Europe and eventually ends up at an upscale Vancouver restaurant, where her passion and skills capture the attention of celebrity restaurateur Julian Liswood, who hires her as the executive chef of a new restaurant he is opening in Aspen, Colo. Elena relishes the opportunity, even as she recognizes the potential disasters, both romantic and job-related, inherent in the feelings she has for her boss. As the new endeavor finds its footing in Aspen’s restaurant scene, she, too, begins to find a home. Unfortunately, O’Neal doesn’t bring anything new to an already busy subgenre: the plot is formulaic, the prose is tepid and her main character is too narrowly drawn to have much appeal. ---From Publishers Weekly

Elena Alvarez was involved in a horrific car accident as a teenager outside of Santa Fe. The sole survivor, she threw herself into her work and is now a successful chef. She has just been fired from her job when Julian Linswood, horror movie director and restaurant owner, asks her to take over the restaurant he has just bought in Aspen. Bringing everything together for the grand opening is an uphill battle against the deposed chef, who tries to turn the kitchen staff against her, and Elena’s own growing attraction to Julian, and his attraction to her. The ghosts, both literally and figuratively, of the accident also get in the way. Elena must bury the past and put her ghosts to rest to achieve success, happiness, and peace in the new restaurant and her own life. A predictable story with an easily guessed ending, but foodies will love Elena’s lavish menu creations and the southwestern-themed recipes scattered throughout the book. ---Hilary Hatton, From Booklist

"As dark and deep and sweet as chocolate...I wanted to live in this book." ---Sarah Addison Allen, New York Times bestselling author

“A delectable banquet for the reader, celebrating the things that matter most–family, friendship, food, and the healing power of love.” ---Susan Wiggs, New York Times bestselling author

About the Author/作者介绍： 芭芭拉.奥尼尔创作了一大批备受赞誉的小说，包括《如何打造完美生活》和《遗失的幸福秘诀》，并一举拿下了2010年美国言情小说奖（RITA AWARD)。至此，作者已经是第六次夺得该奖项。在她刚刚二十出头之际，芭芭拉就售出人生中的第一部小说，并以芭芭拉.塞缪尔和露丝.温德这两个笔名出版发行。芭芭拉的作品销路广泛，已经卖到意大利、澳大利亚、新西兰、法国、德国以及波兰等多个国家。除了写作，芭芭拉兴趣广泛，喜爱橄榄油、桃子、可口的麦芽酒、园艺以及各种各样体型庞大的狗。此外，她还是一名长途步行者，曾在2010年迈上了圣雅各朝圣者之路(Camino de Santiago de Compostela），并完成了部分旅程。她希望在不远的的将来可以把余下的旅途走完。虽然出生于科罗拉多州，但是目前她和爱人—一名英国籍耐力运动员—以及四只无家可归的动物住在派克峰附近。

Barbara O’Neal is the author of a number of highly acclaimed novels, including the Target Club Pick How to Bake a Perfect Life and The Lost Recipe for Happiness, which won the RITA in 2010, bringing her total number of RITA awards to six. She sold her first novel in her twenties, and has also published under the names Barbara Samuel and Ruth Wind, and her books have been sold in Italy, Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany, and Poland. Barbara loves olive oil, peaches, good ale, gardening, and all big dogs. She’s also a long distance walker who traveled a portion of the Camino de Santiago de Compostela in 2010, and hopes to return to walk the rest in the near future. A native of Colorado, she now lives on the skirts of Pikes Peak with her partner, a British endurance athlete, and four animals who convinced her they needed rescue.

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