So I bought a new book last year for Christmas but never got around to reading it. It was a first edition paperback of Kitchen Chinese by Ann Mah. I finally finished the 368-page novel yesterday and decided to try out one of the recipes one of these days.
Kitchen Chinese is a story about a young woman who is fired ('I used the handy term "laid off",' says Isabelle in the book) and decides to move to China to find a new job and get a fresh start. With all of the usual features of mainstream fiction written by young women (lots of romance, smooching, and details on Isabelle's love life), it is a lighthearted story filled with juicy details and plenty of mouth-watering descriptions of Chinese food. It's a nice, quick read, but doesn't really have that much of a plot, and is a tad too predictable. The main character doesn't really undergo a major change in the end and I guess a personality or characteristic change is something I like to see in characters.
Suitable for: Quick Reads
Age Group: Teens and Adults
Star Rating: 6/10
View Ann Mah's Site and Buy the Book Here
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