Sour Sweet
By Timothy Mo
Categories: Literature & Fiction
Timothy Mo's 1982 novel about the Chens, a Chinese family who settle in 1960s London and open a takeaway restaurant. While Lily and her husband Chen try to make their way in English life, Chen's debts draw him into the world of a Triad gang. A comic and poignant story of immigrant life, it was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.