All That is Left of Life

One of the best books I’ve read in 2024 … [All That is Left of Life] will soon become a classic. * Elle España *One of the most beautiful Italian novels of recent years, difficult to fit into a single genre. Roberta Recchia’s book is a vast family saga spanning three generations, combining elements of thriller, romance and Bildungsroman. * The Hollywood Reporter Roma *Every book club will want to discuss this novel. Urgent and affecting, All That is Left of Life is an epic story that holds violence up to the light, where its isolating devastation is shown-but where tenderness and hope are revealed to be just as powerful. Recchia masterfully demonstrates how complicated it can be to survive, yet how worthwhile. This is a sharp-eyed, soft-hearted exploration of the human experience, and I will never forget it. – Sarah Damoff, bestselling author of THE BRIGHT YEARSMesmerising … Roberta Recchia is a master storyteller. I’ll read everything she ever writes. – Mary Beth Keane, New York Times bestselling author of ASK AGAIN, YESA universal and timeless story. * Corriere di Puglia e Lucania *Recchia captures the very essence of her heroine’s inner struggles, making her journey both tragic and universal. Marisa, a figure of resistance in the face of moral and familial oppression … It is a tragedy, splendid, distressing, superb. * ActuaLitté *A captivating family novel, but also a Bildungsroman fueled by a very subtle psychological vein. Despite the cruelty of the events narrated, tenderness and gentleness are sought and highlighted, in a game of balance of forces from which hope emerges. * Tiscali *A gripping family novel. * Alles für die Frau *An emotional rollercoaster … * Kleine Zeitung *As if you can feel the Italian sun on your skin. Captivating … and very profound! * Neue Freizeit *The novel’s got everything - a vibrant Italian setting, a murder mystery, and not just one but two remarkable love stories. Recchia gives us a richly layered family drama that unspools over two generations and is infused with enough love, longing, and regret to keep us reading late into the night. I loved this book. – Rachel Beanland, author of FLORENCE ADLER SWIMS FOREVER

Roberta Recchia graduated in European and American Languages and Literature. She lived for a time in Lille, France, where she earned a master’s degree in Relations Interculturelles et Cooperation Internationale. She worked for ten years for a big company and then quit office work to devote herself to teaching. She currently teaches English in a high school in Rome. She is passionate about film and literature, especially Russian and French. She lives with her chihuahua, Claudio, in a small town on the coast of Lazio.

Antonella Lettieri is a London-based translator with over ten years of experience working into English and Italian. She was the 2023 NCW Emerging Translator Mentee for Italian and was awarded first prize in the 2023 John Dryden Translation.

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