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The Stories in This Stunning, Prizewinning Debut Collection chart the uneven progress of love and lay bare the heartbreaking truths at the core of our closest bonds. Telling of subtle betrayals and sudden departures, legacies that cannot be escaped and dreams that will never... Read Full Overview

Winner of the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize and the City of Vancouver Book Award, and a Regional Finalist for the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Book Longing, familiarity, and hope suffuse these stories as they mine the charged territory of relationships - subtly weaving... Read Full Overview

This book is the debut work of Chinese-Canadian author Deng Minling, originally titled "Simple Recipes." The seven short stories tell the stories of seven immigrant families that are gradually developing cracks due to generational differences, cultural divides, and conflicting... Read Full Overview