The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpli..., Wai Chim
The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpli..., Wai Chim
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The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling

Author: Wai Chim

Narrator: Christina Ho

Unabridged: 9 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/10/2020

Synopsis

An authentic novel about growing up in an Asian immigrant family with a mother who is suffering from a debilitating mental illness.Anna Chiu has her hands full. When she's not looking after her brother and sister or helping out at her father's restaurant, she's taking care of her mother, whose debilitating mental illness keeps her in bed most days. Her father's new delivery boy, Rory, is a welcome distraction and even though she knows that things aren't right at home, she's starting to feel like she could be a normal teen.But when her mother finally gets out of bed, things go from bad to worse. And as her mother's condition worsens, Anna and her family question everything they understand about themselves and each other.The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling is a heart-wrenching, true-to-life exploration through the often neglected crevices of culture, mental illness, and family. Its strong themes are balanced by a beautiful romance making it a feel-good, yet important read.

Reviews

Goodreads review by CW ✨ on May 23, 2020

Read my full review on my blog, The Quiet Pond! I don't remember the last time a book made me feel so vulnerable and raw. This book made me confront a lot of personal feelings about a lot of things, some of which were uncomfortable, but I think that's why this book is so important and necessary. The S......more

Goodreads review by Zitong on March 26, 2020

Ok so I feel sort of attacked, ok just kidding I don’t, ok maybe I do. I did find myself relating to Anna, who is the main character in the book a fair, bit, being a Chinese-Aussie myself, even though I’m from Melbourne and Anna is from Sydney. I felt that when she looked over at a certain group of......more

Goodreads review by Claude's on February 14, 2022

#3 in the Goodreads NZ Readathon CW: (view spoiler)[Suicidal thoughts, mental health issues resulting in child neglect and institutionalisation (possibly bipolar), racial stereotyping, animal cruelty. (hide spoiler)] Warning: This book will bring on an intense desire to eat dumplings and other delicious Chinese food. What a gem of a......more

Goodreads review by Xueting on December 30, 2019

Such a heartwarming, eye-opening story about family, mental illness, the Chinese immigrant experience in Australia, Cantonese culture, and more. There’s also a sweet romance and lots of delicious Chinese food that made me hungry :P......more

Goodreads review by Lisa (Remarkablylisa) on May 17, 2021

This was a dark dark dark book but so realistic and raw. It had such good Chinese representation too.......more

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