Eat First, Talk Later

A dazzling memoir from a talented Malaysian writer about family and home, and a searing portrait of the country of her birth.

In this riveting memoir Beth persuades her ageing parents on a road trip around their former home, Malaysia. She intends to retrace their honeymoon of 45 years before, but their journey doesn’t quite work out as she planned. Only the family mantra, ‘Eat first, talk later’ ke...