Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune
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Publisher Description
An uplifting and magical debut about food, coming together and finding family in the most unexpected places. For fans of Jenny Colgan!
At the news of her mother’s death, Natalie Tan returns home to San Francisco’s vibrant Chinatown.
She’s shocked to discover that the neighbourhood is fading, and even more surprised to learn she has inherited her grandmother’s restaurant. Tasked by the community’s seer with cooking up three recipes from her grandmother’s old cookbook, Natalie must bring luck, courage and love to her struggling neighbours – before she can follow her own dreams.
Natalie has no desire to help the community that abandoned her to look after her mother all those years ago. But as love and friendship come knocking, Natalie realises that maybe her neighbours have been there for her all along . . .
Readers are loving Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune:
‘Lovely, quirky, original book, lots of magic, lots of love, lots of heart, lots of fun, lots of yummy food’ Karen Whittard, Netgalley
‘I devoured this book’ Niamh Dunne, Netgalley
‘The food descriptions were so deliciously mouth-watering that I had to order take out dumplings to eat while I was reading!’ Eleanor Leese, Goodreads
‘If you're looking for a light, airy read that you'll want to finish within a day (because I did and I loved it)’ Lissanne, Netgalley
‘What a delightful story! This feel-good story adds in just a touch of magic, to go along with family and friends, a sprinkle of light romance, and tons of great food and recipes’ Subtle Bookish
‘This book is delicious…a joy’ Gem Fletcher, Netgalley
Reviews
‘Vivid and lyrical with a touch of magic . . . I absolutely loved it’ Helen Hoang, author of The Kiss Quotient
‘Delicious and spellbinding’ Publishers Weekly
‘What a treat! Reminiscent of Joanne Harris’s bestselling novel, Chocolat, Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck & Fortune is heaped with heart and topped with the sweetest sprinkle of magic . . . a mouth-watering tale that’s sure to delight!’ Lori Nelson Spielman, New York Times bestselling author of The Life List
‘This big-hearted and deeply-felt story stirs together mourning, nostalgia, and the freedom of new possibilities’ Booklist
About the author
Roselle Lim is a Filipino-Chinese writer living on the north shore of Lake Erie. She loves to write about food and magic. When she isn't writing, she is sewing, sketching, or pursuing the next craft project.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Lim serves up love, loss, heritage, and hints of the supernatural on a silver platter in this magical and mouthwatering debut. Seven years after aspiring chef Natalie Tan's relationship with her agoraphobic mother ends in a blazing fight, Natalie's mother dies, and Natalie returns to the apartment they shared in San Francisco's Chinatown to plan her mother's funeral. She finds the lively neighborhood where she grew up on the verge of economic collapse and her childhood home full of secrets. Among them is the boarded-up ground-level space they lived above Natalie's grandmother's famed Chinese restaurant, now her inheritance. Everyone who looks at Natalie sees her mother and grandmother, often before they see Natalie for herself, and she feels haunted by her ancestors' successes as much as by her own failures. When a mystic predicts Natalie's attempts to revive the eatery will succeed only if she uses her grandmother's recipes, Natalie undertakes the mammoth task of resurrecting both her lost culinary dreams and her family legacy, and the neighborhood she abandoned soon feels like the one place she's meant to be. This eminently filmable tale of finding one's own path while honoring one's history is delicious and spellbinding.
