Soy Sauce for Beginners: Library Edition

from DonnaCallea

The most interesting thing, to me, about this novel is that it's chick-lit set in Singapore. I really liked the setting and learning all about soy sauce. But I didn't much care for the main character, a spoiled, self-absorbed 30-year-old from a wealthy family who returns from San Francisco to get...

from ValerieAndBooks

In Soy Sauce for Beginners, the protagonist Gretchen has returned from living in San Francisco, after the failure of her marriage, to her native home in Singapore. She gets involved in the family business, which creates artisanal soy sauces. I honestly had no idea that there was such a thing, and...

from jonerthon

A reasonably paced novel of a young woman (Gretchen Lin, the protagonist) who returns to her family in Singapore--and by extension the family business she never intended to join--after her marriage in the US fails. The Lins are both super-traditional and their own animal, with an alcoholic mother...

from mmaestiho

This was a beautiful book about dreams, family, and relationships. It was easy to read but sharp with pain at times.

from nancynova

Current day story about a Soy Sauce family dynasty in Singapore. The company was founded by Gretchen's grandfather and is now being run by her father and uncle. Neither she nor her cousin really want anything to do with the company. And Ba and Uncle Robert area at odds over the direction of the c...