{"product_id":"9781642861655","title":"Goodbye Chinatown","description":"Author: Kit Fan\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781642861655\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: World Editions\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 09 Sep 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 300 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs her native Hong Kong seethes, torn between two world powers, Amber Fan tries to build a career as a chef in London's Chinatown.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmber Fan, a young Oxford-educated chef, opens the first Chinese fusion joint in London's Chinatown following the failure of her father's traditional restaurant. When her parents decide to return to Hong Kong, taking with them their young son Bobby as well as the haunting secret surrounding his birth, Amber is left alone in London. That is, until a woman called Celeste hires out the restaurant, coughing up three grand for a dinner for one. Who is this extravagant stranger, and how did she get so wealthy?Set in the aftermath of Hong Kong's return to Chinese rule, \u003ci\u003eGoodbye Chinatown\u003c\/i\u003eiconic hub of London's hospitality economy, and using food to reflect on identity, \u003ci\u003eGoodbye Chinatown\u003c\/i\u003e paints a portrait of an enterprising emigre who, faced with divided loyalties, invents her own language for home through the culinary arts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47922820022430,"sku":"ING-9781642861655","price":28.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781642861655.jpg?v=1782891602","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781642861655","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}