Chinese Parents Don't Say I Love You: A Memoir of Food, Family and Finding Love

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AS FEATURED ON BBC RADIO 4 LOOSE ENDS

A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST SUMMER BOOK

LoveReading’s Best Books of the Year 2025

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A deliciously nourishing memoir of food, family and finding love…

 

‘A world-spanning love story.’ Rebecca May Johnson

‘A wonderfully heartwarming memoir with lots of foodie insights.’ Rachel Khoo

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 After a thirteen-year relationship ends, food journalist Candice Chung find herself losing both her first love and her favourite dining partner. So when her retired Cantonese parents volunteer as her new plus-ones, she must decide whether to keep the peace – or finally confront the distance that’s grown between them.

As a new romance stirs and old wounds heal, Candice begins to learn that some truths can’t be spoken – only tasted . . .

This is a deliciously nourishing story of food, family and finding new love.

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‘A touching, poignant love story… so vivid and flavoursome.’ Huma Qureshi, author of How We Met

 

‘Packed with heart, humour, and those tender moments around a dinner table.’ Angela Hui, author of Takeaway

 

‘Will undo anyone whose love language is food.’ Tara Wigley, co-author of Ottolenghi SIMPLE

 

‘A real and delightful surprise – and also very funny.’ Ella Risbridger, author of Midnight Chicken (& Other Recipes Worth Living For)