Winner Of The Guild Of Food Writers General Cookbook Award 2020a Manual For Living And A Declaration Of Hope Nigella Lawsonbeautiful, Life-affirming Memoir With Recipes. The Most Talented British Debut Writer In A Generation - Sunday Times''brave And Moving. As Effective As A Manual For Life As It Is As A Kitchen Companion'' - Shamil Thakrar, Co-founder Of Dishoomthere Are Lots Of Ways To Start A Story, But This One Begins With A Chicken.because One Night, Ella Found Herself Lying On Her Kitchen Floor, Wondering If She Would Ever Get Up And It Was The Thought Of A Chicken, Of Roasting It, And Of Eating It, That Got Her To Her Feet And Made Her Want To Be Alive.midnight Chicken Is The Story Of Ellas Life In A Tiny Flat, And The Food She Cooked There.