Sweet Mandarin
The Courageous True Story of Three Generations of Chinese Women and their Journey from East to West
- Published: 31 May 2012
- ISBN: 9781448146345
- Imprint: Ebury Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 288
Fascinating stuff
Metro
An amazing and charming read
Woman
Tse captures the drama, colour and particularly the flavours of Lily's life
Scotland on Sunday
Read this book. It is the story of an amazing family - three generations of Chinese women and their sweet and sour, hot and bitter lives
Xinran, author of THE GOOD WOMEN OF CHINA
Helen Tse tells a griping tale of struggle, laughter, love and food that marks Sweet Mandarin as a must read book. It is not only an immigrant account of life but also a universal touching story of survival that will move your soul as well
Ken Hom
The hiss of the wok and the scent of stir-fried vegetables practically leap out of Helen Tse's book
First
Inspiring...the detailed descriptions of Chinese food are vivid to say the least, and will definitely set your tummy rumbling. This is a real testament to the triumph of the human spirit over adversity and to how you can control your own destiny
Fresh
Sweet Mandarin is a banquet of family stories that take us from a small Chinese village to cosmopolitan Hong Kong and urban Manchester.Along the way, the ingredients of special dishes and a rich life are added:a homemade stock of hard life,a pound of tragedy, a spoonful of daring, a dash of curses, and dollop after dollop of sheer will.This is a family memoir of survival and victories, luck and determination, and perpetual mounds of dirty dishes waiting to be washed.
Amy Tan, author of The Joy Luck Club
Sweet Mandarin is a story that unfolds beautifully but like an orange, it is both sweet and bitter
Nancy Lam
Helen Tse's "Sweet Mandarin", is not only a product of culinary history, but a sober reflection of the evolution of modern China in the last 70 years or so. It all typified a sweet tale of Chinese courage in the face of changes in the world. It also typified the sorrowful state of modern Britain, as her Mancunian restaurant was burgled and ransacked by local thugs. Not that such vandalism could break the indomitable Chinese spirit of such girls, as the Tse sisters were brought up and taught to be brave
David Tang, Chinese entrepreneur
In our world of many cultures we seem to focus on those things that separate us. The two very important things that connect us worldwide are family and food. Wherever we go we all wish to be family, and food is the common thread that connects us all. The Tse Family and their beautifully written book, Sweet Mandarin, clearly demonstrates we are all family; and that simply, home-cooked food is the best way to show your love to your family of relatives and friends.In good times and sad times food connects us all
Art Smith, Oprah's chef
a heartrending and tender story of three generations of Chinese women who transform their lives
Wall Street Journal