Number One Chinese Restaurant by Lillian Li living out of a grocery

living out of a grocery storeroom

But while the Meditations were composed to provide personal consolation and encouragement

New Orleans and Mexico City

Because we fear loss and pain

a young British solo climber

Number One Chinese Restaurant by Lillian Li living out of a groceryAn exuberant and wise multigenerational debut novel about the complicated lives and loves of people working in a local Chinese restaurant. The popular Beijing Duck House in Rockville, Maryland has been serving devoted regulars for decades, but behind the staff's professional masks simmer tensions, heartaches and grudges from decades of gruelling service work.