Simple Recipes: Stories

A stunning collection of short stories, newly reissued, from a Booker-shortlisted and internationally best-selling author.

Longing, familiarity, and hope suffuse these stories as they mine the charged territory of relationships-subtly weaving in conflicts between generations and cultures. Madeleine Thien's characters in some way want to make amends, to understand the events that have shaped their lives. A young woman searches back in time for the pivotal moment when her family lost faith in ...