"Snow's Kitchen" is the final book in the "Snow" trilogy and is written in the voice of Snow's daughter, Dolly. This Young Adult novella is a coming of age story that turns a young refugee girl's life upside down as she journeys toward independence.
Dolly was thirteen years old when her family moved from Seattle to Orange County, California. Lost between two cultures, she did not feel she was Vietnamese or American. In her search to find a community of her own, Dolly lost her identity, her voice, and her independence. It was through the experience of first love, the discovery of new wave music, the appreciation of traditional foods, and the survival of tough love that she understood identity was rooted in self-love and self-acceptance.
Amy M. Le, award-winning author of "Snow in Vietnam" and "Snow in Seattle," gives readers a glimpse into the Vietnamese youth culture of the 1990s as they carved their own niche in America following resettlement from the Vietnam War. Diverging viewpoints from old-fashioned parents living in a progressive America brought conflict and cultural divide within familial generations. Food and music were the two elements that threaded the cultural and societal gaps.
Join us in Snow's Kitchen as we transition from the novella to the cookbook where pho, egg rolls, crepes, and other favorite foods from the Snow trilogy brings us together at the table to break bread and discover commonalities between different worlds. Similar to Fannie Flagg's "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe," Jill Conner Browne's "Sweet Potato Queens" novels, and Patricia Cornwell's "Kay Scarpetta" series, Snow's Kitchen is chock-full of recipes and plot twists.
PRAISE FOR SNOW'S KITCHEN: A NOVELLA AND COOKBOOK:
"Get in my belly!"
"A delicious read!"
"Had my heart pounding!"
"So hard to read, but so good!"
"My eyes were leaking...really good!"
"Can't get enough of Snow's Kitchen."
"Amy's cooking as well as her writing is legit."
"I live in suspense from one chapter to the next!"
"This book has so much more emotion than the previous ones!"
"I always look forward to your food. Hands down the best! Hmmm!"
"Food is AMAZING, packed full of flavor, and definitely made from love."
"We hide Amy's food from the kids when she cooks for us. Sorry. Not sorry."
"You can taste and smell what you're reading! Beautifully described and written."
"Amy's sweet potato and chicken curry is like a warm hug on a cold rainy day! My favorite!"
"Amy is a true artist in the kitchen. Not only does her food look like a masterpiece it tastes like one as well!"
"I'm always more than happy to be Amy's guinea pig. She never disappoints! Even her experiments are tasty."
"I'm amazed by your culinary talent as much as by your writing. Your food posts are as intimate as your stories in your book."