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Happy Families

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Happy Families follows the lives of the Chen family, who run a Chinese takeaway, "The Lucky Star," in a small town in Wales. The story is centered around Amy Chen, who has returned home to help her father, Jin, after her mother’s death. The narrative oscillates between the present day and the past, peeling back layers of a family history filled with unspoken truths.

The plot kicks off when a long-lost relative suddenly appears, threatening to unearth secrets that Jin has spent thirty years trying to bury. As the family navigates the daily grind of deep-frying chips and serving customers, they are forced to confront the "two secrets" mentioned on the cover. It explores the friction between the first-generation immigrants’ desire for survival and the second generation's search for identity. It is not just a story about food, but about the invisible threads that bind families together—even when they are fraying. It is witty, poignant, and captures the bittersweet reality of family loyalty versus personal happiness.

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Series Title

Novel

Call Number

895.1 JUL h

Publisher

London : Welbeck Fiction Limited., 2021

Collation

348 hlm.: 13 x 20 cm

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

978-1-78739-688-3

Classification

895.1

Content Type

text

Media Type

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Carrier Type

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Edition

1

Subject(s)

British-Chinese Experience
Intergenerational Trauma
Family Business Dynamics
Secret History
Identity and Belonging
Welsh-Chinese Culture

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