I was very kindly given an e-arc of this book through Netgalley & HarperCollins UK.

This was just the right book for me at the moment.. Which is ironic, because this entire beauty of a novel is about finding (or rather, eating) the right thing at the right moment.

'Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune' is about a woman named Natalie Tan who left home to travel, never wanting to feel settled in one location. But when her mother dies, she must return home to face the realities of abandoning her community and neighbourhood in San Francisco's Chinatown. After she's gifted a book of her grandmother's healing recipes, she decides that food is the way to the hears of her mother's friends and confidants.

I devoured this book. It's exquisitely descriptive, particularly when pertaining to the food sections, whilst still deeply wrapped in the Chinese culture. There are moments that feel almost removed from reality yet they add to the emotion that has clearly been poured into each page. There's little more to say about this book except that it's rather exceptional. Blending food with grief and a great lead female character, this isn't a book to be missed.

'Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune' by Roselle Lim will be published in the UK on January 24th 2020.