Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune

Lush and visual, chock-full of delicious recipes, Roselle Lim's magical debut novel is about food, heritage, and finding family in the most unexpected places.

At the news of her mother's death, Natalie Tan returns home. The two women hadn't 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 Francisco's Chinatown that she remembers from her childhood is fading, with businesses failing and families moving out. She's even more surprised to learn she has inherited her grandmother's restaurant.

The neighborhood seer reads the restaurant's fortune in the leaves: Natalie must cook three recipes from her grandmother's cookbook to aid her struggling neighbors before the restaurant will succeed. Unfortunately, Natalie has no desire to help them try to turn things around--she 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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Berkley Books
Published: 06/11/2019
ISBN: 9781984803252
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.80d

Review Citations: Booklist 04/15/2019 pg. 31
Publishers Weekly 03/18/2019
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2019
Library Journal 05/01/2019 pg. 88