Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune

　　獲知母親去世的消息後，娜塔莉‧譚回到家裡。
　　在七年前母親拒絕支持她成為廚師的夢想，她因而在盛怒中離家之後，她與母親再也沒有說過話。
　　當娜塔莉再次回到家裡，卻震驚於過去記憶中生氣蓬勃的中國城社區，正在消逝。另一個讓她震驚的消息是，她繼承了祖母的餐廳。

　　街坊中的占卜家預言了餐廳的未來：娜塔莉必須從祖母留下的食譜中，烹煮三樣佳餚，用以幫助身處困境的鄰居們，如此，餐廳才有可能成功。但娜塔莉根本無心挽救一切，她怨恨鄰居們在她成長過程中，並未伸出援手，讓她必須獨自照顧有恐慌症的母親。然而隨著意外的新朋友的幫助，以及一段萌芽的浪漫戀曲，娜塔莉逐漸理解到，也許，那些鄰居們其實一直在她身後支持著她……。

Lush and visual, chock-full of delicious recipes, Roselle Lim''s magical debut novel is about food, heritage, and finding family in the most unexpected places.

At the news of her mother''s death, Natalie Tan returns home. The two women hadn''t spoken since Natalie left in anger seven years ago, when her mother refused to support her chosen career as a chef. Natalie is shocked to discover the vibrant neighborhood of San Francisco''s Chinatown that she remembers from her childhood is fading, with businesses failing and families moving out. She''s even more surprised to learn she has inherited her grandmother''s restaurant.

The neighborhood seer reads the restaurant''s fortune in the leaves: Natalie must cook three recipes from her grandmother''s cookbook to aid her struggling neighbors before the restaurant will succeed. Unfortunately, Natalie has no desire to help them try to turn things around--she resents the local shopkeepers for leaving her alone to take care of her agoraphobic mother when she was growing up. But with the support of a surprising new friend and a budding romance, Natalie starts to realize that maybe her neighbors really have been there for her all along.

About the Author

Roselle Lim

　　Roselle Lim is a Filipino-Chinese writer living on the north shore of Lake Erie. She loves to write about food and magic. When she isn't writing, she is sewing, sketching, or pursuing the next craft project.