Lesley Crewe

Set in 1955, “Recipe for a Good Life” follows the life of Kitty, a mystery novelist living in Montreal who is suffering from writer’s block and decides she is done writing detective novels. This news sends her publishers into a frenzy and as a result, they persuade her to retreat to the quiet island town of Cape Breton in hopes of inspiring her to create her next novel. While there, she meets an eclectic group of friends who provide her with the solace and comfort she didn’t know she needed. For Crewe, she enjoys writing stories that center around family and friendship. “My stories are basically about… what makes the world go around… It’s just basically a woman growing up in some circumstances and trying to get through her life kind of thing. So, they’re all different and they all take place in different communities…”