Number One Chinese Restaurant
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Number One Chinese Restaurant by Lillian Li
LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTIONMixing business and family is a recipe for disaster
'A warm, moving multi-generational family saga, with a blackly comic streak that will make you snort your tea' Sam Baker, The Pool Bedtime Book Club
The popular Beijing Duck House has been serving devoted regulars for decades. Yet behind the staff's professional smiles simmer tensions, heartaches and grudges from years of bustling restaurant life.
When disaster strikes, two of the younger generation find themselves in a dangerous game that means tragedy for the Duck House. And soon, their families are forced to finally confront the conflicts and loyalties playing out beneath the red and gold lanterns.
Lillian Li is from the D.C. metro area and lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Her work has appeared in Granta, Guernica, Bon Appetit, and Jezebel. Number One Chinese Restaurant is her first novel.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781911590095 |
| ISBN 10 | 191159009X |
| Title | Number One Chinese Restaurant |
| Author | Lillian Li |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pushkin Press |
| Year published | 2019-09-26 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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