Takeaway: Stories from a Childhood Behind the Counter by Angela Hui

Takeaway: Stories from a Childhood Behind the Counter

Angela Hui

352 pages first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced

Description

Growing up in a Chinese takeaway in rural Wales, Angela Hui was made aware at a very young age of just how different she and her family were seen by her local community. From attacks on the shopfront (in other words, their home), to verbal abuse f...

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reflective 76%
emotional 75%
informative 59%
inspiring 33%
hopeful 25%
funny 22%
sad 17%
lighthearted 9%
challenging 8%
tense 7%
dark 3%
relaxing 2%

Pace

medium 67%
fast 24%
slow 8%

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