FICTION

The Color of Tea

by Hannah Tunnicliffe
Scribner. Jun. 2012. c.320p. ISBN 9781451682823. pap. $15. F
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Grace arrives in Macau with her husband, Pete, in 2007, the Year of the Pig. Pete is working on the construction of a new casino, but Grace has nothing much to do. When she learns that she is unable to have children, both she and Pete are heartbroken. To fill her time and assuage her grief, she decides to do something bold: inspired by her love of baking and afternoon tea, she opens a café dedicated to her impetuous mother, Lillian. While building the business, she forges friendships that help her reconstruct her shattered life. In her first novel, Tunnicliffe creates a rich story of life and its complexities, of gains and losses, of good days and bad. Her characters are like the pastries at Lillian's Café—exotic combinations of sweet and spicy ingredients that make up the whole.
VERDICT A sweet and melancholy story that captures the imagination, this book will appeal to most readers of women's fiction.
Reviewed by Joanna M. Burkhardt, Univ. of Rhode Island Lib., Providence , Jun 01, 2012
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