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Natalie Tan's book of luck & fortune / Roselle Lim.
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- ISBN: 9781984803252 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: ix, 299 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Berkley, 2019.
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| Subject: | Chinese Americans > Fiction. Cooking, Chinese > Fiction. Families > Fiction. Chinatown (San Francisco, Calif.) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Domestic fiction. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroud Branch | FIC Lim | 31681010156552 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Inheriting her grandmother's restaurant in a crumbling San Francisco Chinatown neighborhood, Natalie Tan is advised by the local seer to prepare three recipes from her grandmother's cookbook to help their struggling community. Original. A first novel. - Penguin Putnam
Lush and visual, chock-full of delicious recipes, Roselle Limâs magical debut novel is about food, heritage, and finding family in the most unexpected places. Â
At the news of her motherâs death, Natalie Tan returns home. The two women hadnât spoken since Natalie left in anger seven years ago, when her mother refused to support her chosen career as a chef. Natalie is shocked to discover the vibrant neighborhood of San Franciscoâs Chinatown that she remembers from her childhood is fading, with businesses failing and families moving out. Sheâs even more surprised to learn she has inherited her grandmotherâs restaurant.Â
The neighborhood seer reads the restaurantâs fortune in the leaves: Natalie must cook three recipes from her grandmotherâs cookbook to aid her struggling neighbors before the restaurant will succeed. Unfortunately, Natalie has no desire to help them try to turn things aroundâshe resents the local shopkeepers for leaving her alone to take care of her agoraphobic mother when she was growing up. But with the support of a surprising new friend and a budding romance, Natalie starts to realize that maybe her neighbors really have been there for her all along.
