‘Extraordinary’ TELEGRAPH ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Bee Wilson is one of my favourite writers and this may be her best book’ CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN
This strikingly original account from award-winning food writer Bee Wilson charts how everyday objects take on deeply personal meanings in all our lives.
‘Extraordinary’ TELEGRAPH ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Bee Wilson is one of my favourite writers and this may be her best book’ CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN
This strikingly original account from award-winning food writer Bee Wilson charts how everyday objects take on deeply personal meanings in all our lives.
‘Extraordinary’ TELEGRAPH ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Bee Wilson is one of my favourite writers and this may be her best book’ CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN
This strikingly original account from award-winning food writer Bee Wilson charts how everyday objects take on deeply personal meanings in all our lives.
In 1938, with the Japanese army approaching from Nanking, Huan Hsu’s great-great grandfather, Liu, and his five granddaughters, were forced to flee their hometown on the banks of the Yangtze River. But before they left a hole was dug as deep as a man, and as wide as a bedroom, in which was stowed the family heirlooms.
In 1938, with the Japanese army approaching from Nanking, Huan Hsu’s great-great grandfather, Liu, and his five granddaughters, were forced to flee their hometown on the banks of the Yangtze River. But before they left a hole was dug as deep as a man, and as wide as a bedroom, in which was stowed the family heirlooms.
