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Sweet Mandarin (Unabridged) [Audio Download]

by Helen Tse (Author), Liz Sutherland (Narrator)
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
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  • Listening Length: 6 hours and 40 minutes
  • Program Type: Audiobook
  • Version: Unabridged
  • Publisher: AudioGO Ltd.
  • Audible Release Date: 3 Mar 2008
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B002SQ112U
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

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Spanning almost a hundred years, this rich and evocative true story recounts the lives of three generations of remarkable Chinese women. Their extraordinary journey takes us from the brutal poverty of village life in mainland China, to newly prosperous 1930s Hong Kong and finally to the UK.

Their lives were as dramatic as the times they lived through. Helen Tse's grandmother was forced to work as an amah after the violent murder of her father.

Crossing the ocean from Hong Kong in the 1950s, Lily honed her famous chicken curry recipe. Eventually she opened one of Manchester's earliest Chinese restaurants. But thanks to gambling and the Triads, they lost it. It was up to Helen and her sisters to re-establish their grandmother's dream.

©2008 Helen Tse; (P)2008 BBC Audiobooks Ltd

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5 stars 16 Feb 2007
Format:Hardcover
Loved the book. Very easy to read and great sense of humour from the author. I've read a few Chinese books, and its clear that Helen Tse can read and write English fluently - she gets her points and emotion across so well. I was totally gripped by the story (which I heard on Midweek with Libby Purves) and just had to go out to buy the book. The quote "If Heaven Made Him, Earth Can Find Some Use For Him" was very meaningful to me. This family has endured a lot of problems - I'm crossing my fingers that this book does well and will once and for all give them the lucky break they deserve.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Fantastic 15 Mar 2007
Format:Hardcover
i am a British Born Chinese, and although i cannot totally relate to this book, i feel it represents all the Chinese immigrants all those years ago!

it has taught me lot of life in China and Hong Kong and the travelling limitations from one place to another. i now know how life was, which my mother and father contantly tells me of,so that i wont take what i have now for granted. it's a fantastic read, well written!

though with a few typos, but you expect this with the first edition!

i would have loved the recipees though!

RECOMMENDED!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I was really excited to read this book as I had seen Helen on UKTV Food - she came across as really friendly and and her story was fascinating. The cover immediately appeals - I love the colours and the three women in the corner. I loved the book and could not put it down. The journey of these women was really amazing, gripping in fact and I have to confess that I cried when Lily gave up her daughter for adoption - the pain of doing that is something that I have had to endure and still do. It seems no matter what culture, nationality or part of the world you are from, women's issues and rights are the same universally. It is the best read I have read this year and I have already ordered a copy for my mum, for Mother's Day. I know she will enjoy it.
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Starting in 1918 with the birth of Lily Kwok, this book charts the struggles of one family to rise above poverty in rural China, try to build a new life in Hong Kong, and then... Read more
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For Lily Kwok the world did not seem to offer much hope. In addition to being a female in a male-dominated society, she was also born into a severely poverty stricken village in... Read more
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i read this in three sittings - such a wonderful book.

i was really touched that the author and her family were so open and so prepared to share their family lives... Read more
Published on 7 Mar 2008 by MigratingFishSwim
Manchester Book Club Review
I am just off to review this great book with my manchester book clubbers tonight - i thought it was an excellent , easy read and the references to manchester later on in the book... Read more
Published on 19 July 2007 by Emily Conner
Loved the book 5 stars
I loved this book - it was written very well and the stories in the book which were about Helen and her family in the present and past were interwoven beautifully. Read more
Published on 18 Mar 2007 by Joan Chan
I love the book Sweet Mandarin
An amazing story of a family who has experienced and risen above the challenges. Can't wait to go visit Sweet Mandarin restaurant. Read more
Published on 16 Mar 2007 by Susie
Brilliant book - inspirational
I found this book to be speaking to me, in telling me not to give up on my dreams and to perserve through difficulties. Read more
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