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Early Mornings at the Laksa Cafe

內容簡介

內容簡介 《叻沙咖啡館的清晨》（Early Mornings at the Laksa Cafe）一段關於守護傳統與尋找自我人生道路的故事，充滿香氣且激勵人心。故事場景跨越馬來西亞與香港，穿梭於家族經營的餐廳之間。「深具慰藉且滋養心靈。」—— 塞繆爾．伯爾（Samuel Burr），《拼圖師協會》作者【內容大綱】每天日出之前，林阿福（Lim Ah Hock）都會推開他位於古晉亞答街（Carpenter Street）小廚房的窗簾，點上一炷香，開始熬製全古晉最棒的叻沙湯底。根據林家的傳說，這份叻沙的秘密配方——他們的「祖傳老湯」——是神明賜予的禮物，神明承諾只要這份老湯代代相傳，林家便能繁榮昌盛。然而，阿福老了，老湯的品質也大不如前。他唯一的兒子偉明（Wei Ming）對家族事業毫無興趣，過去八年他一直待在香港，試圖證明自己是一名頂級廚師。現在，偉明正深陷賭債困擾，捲入一段三角戀，而他接手管理的餐廳也丟掉了「全球餐廳公會」的星級認證。藉由受邀回馬來西亞慶祝父親 60 大壽的機會，偉明看見了逃離麻煩的契機。但當舊有的衝突重新浮現，且一名在地商人威脅要摧毀家族遺產時，這對父子被迫自問：究竟什麼才是真正重要的？讀者好評推薦「一場極其美味的閱讀體驗。」「溫暖且情感真摯……一本非常令人寬心的書。」「對於熱愛美食敘事與家族關係故事的讀者來說，這是一部令人愉悅的作品。」「美妙地捕捉到了一個觀點：愛不一定要說出口——有時候，它就盛在那碗熱騰騰的食物裡。」「這本書真的脫穎而出。」A mouthwatering and uplifting story about honouring tradition and finding your own way in life, set in family-run restaurants between Malaysia and Hong Kong‘Deeply comforting and nourishing' Samuel Burr, author of The Fellowship of PuzzlemakersEvery morning before sunrise, Lim Ah Hock opens the shutters of his small kitchen on Carpenter Street, lights an incense stick and prepares the best laksa soup in all of Kuching. According to Lim family legend, the laksa’s secret ingredient – their ancestral broth – was gifted to them by a deity, who promised the family prosperity as long as the broth is passed down through the generations.But Ah Hock is aging, and the broth’s quality is fading. His only son, Wei Ming, has no interest in the family business, having spent eight years in Hong Kong trying to prove himself as a chef. Now, he's struggling with gambling debts, embroiled in a love triangle, and the restaurant he's been left to run has lost its Global Restaurants Guild star.Invited home to Malaysia for his father's 60th birthday, Wei Ming sees a chance to escape his troubles. But when old conflicts resurface and a local businessman threatens to destroy the family legacy, father and son are forced to ask themselves what truly matters.Readers love Early Mornings at the Laksa Cafe'A delicious read''Warm and emotionally honest...a very comforting book''A delightful read for anyone who loves food-centred narratives, stories about family dynamics’‘Beautifully captures the idea that love doesn’t always need to be spoken – sometimes, it’s served in a bowl of food''This book truly stands out'

作者介紹

作者介紹 Janet TayJanet Tay is a Tin House Winter Workshop alum, and her short stories and journalistic pieces on literature, food and parenting have appeared in various collections and magazines. The first act of her full-length play Reunion was longlisted for The Windsor Fringe Kenneth Branagh Award for New Drama Writing. She lives in Kuala Lumpur with her husband and son. Early Mornings at the Laksa Café is her debut novel.

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最佳賣點

最佳賣點 : 古晉老街的叻沙香氣，承載著神明賜予林家的百年秘密。面對沉迷香港繁華卻失意的兒子，老店主阿福能否守住日漸稀薄的祖傳老湯？一場跨越兩地的尋味之旅，看父子如何在衝突與香料層次中，找回比秘方更珍貴的初心。

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