Hui, Angela
Takeaway: Stories from a childhood behind the counter
- ISBN 13:
- 9781398705562
- author:
- Hui, Angela
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Trapeze
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2023
- Pages:
- 352
- Dimensions:
- 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.4 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Cooking, Food & Drink, International, Asian,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 8 working days
Description
A beautiful book about identity, food, family, and relationships, this memoir is a warm and immersive account of growing up in a Chinese takeaway in rural Wales. From the early days of being made aware of the differences between her family and the local community, to the challenges of verbal abuse and confrontations, Angela Hui shares her story with tenderness and thoughtfulness.
The takeaway is a hive of activity, filled with the rhythm of life and the food of her home culture. Family dinners, research trips, and preparing for the weekend rush with her brothers - all these moments are woven together to create a vivid portrait of life in the takeaway. As Angela's family closes the shop after 30 years in business, this memoir is a brilliant and moving account of a life lived on the other side of the counter.
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