{"product_id":"hungry-hearts-by-elsie-chapman-9781534421868","title":"Hungry Hearts","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A brilliant multicultural collection that reminds readers that stories about food are rarely just about the food alone.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stunning collection of short stories about the intersection of family, culture, and food in the lives of teens, from bestselling and critically acclaimed authors, including Sandhya Menon, Anna-Marie McLemore, and Rin Chupeco.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA shy teenager attempts to express how she really feels through the pastries she makes at her family’s pasteleria. A tourist from Montenegro desperately seeks a magic soup dumpling that can cure his fear of death. An aspiring chef realises that butter and soul are the key ingredients to win a cooking competition that could win him the money to save his mother’s life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWelcome to Hungry Hearts Row, where the answers to most of life’s hard questions are kneaded, rolled, baked. Where a typical greeting is, “Have you had anything to eat?” Where magic and food and love are sometimes one and the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTold in interconnected short stories, \u003ci\u003eHungry Hearts\u003c\/i\u003e explores the many meanings food can take on beyond mere nourishment. It can symbolise love and despair, family and culture, belonging and home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46531353149676,"sku":"9781534421868","price":42.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/8468823482734.jpg?v=1749275298","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/hungry-hearts-by-elsie-chapman-9781534421868","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}