Book
Mãn
Record details
- ISBN: 9780345813794 (hardcover) :
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Physical Description:
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139 pages ; 24 cm - Publisher: Toronto : Random House Canada, 2014.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published: Montréal : Group Librex/Éditions Libre Expression, 2013. Translation of: Mãn. Translation of French book with same title. |
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| Subject: | Thúy, Kim -- Fiction Mothers -- Fiction Daughters -- Fiction Man-woman relationships Chefs -- Fiction Vietnamese -- Québec (Province) -- Montréal -- Fiction |
| Genre: | Domestic fiction. |
| Topic Heading: | Festival of the Written Arts 2018 > Sechelt (B.C.) |
Available copies
- 15 of 15 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Terrace Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 15 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrace Public Library | THU (Text) | 35151000490821 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Summary:
"Mãn has three mothers: the one who gives birth to her in wartime, the nun who plucks her from a vegetable garden, and her beloved Maman, who becomes a spy to survive. Seeking security for her grown daughter, Maman finds Mãn a husband--a lonely Vietnamese restaurateur who lives in Montreal. Thrown into a new world, Mãn discovers her natural talent as a chef. Gracefully she practices her art, with food as her medium. She creates dishes that are much more than sustenance for the body: they evoke memory and emotion, time and place, and even bring her customers to tears. Mãn is a mystery--her name means "perfect fulfillment," yet she and her husband seem to drift along, respectfully and dutifully. But when she encounters a married chef in Paris, everything changes in the instant of a fleeting touch, and Mãn discovers the all-encompassing obsession and ever-present dangers of a love affair. Full of indelible images of beauty, delicacy and quiet power, Mãn is a novel that begs to be savoured for its language, its sensuousness and its love of life."--Amazon.ca.
