This is just the sort of book I've come to expect from The Emma Press. It is a small, beautiful but unassuming book which is a complete and utter delight to read.
Nina Mingya Powles is of mixed Malaysian-Chinese heritage and was born in New Zealand. She seems to connect to her heritage particularly strongly through food and the rituals and memories surrounding food from that part of the world.
Tiny Moons is just what it says on the tin 'A Year of Eating in Shanghai'. The material comes from essays and/or blog posts written when Powles was studying in Shanghai. So they are vignettes or scenes which are loosely hung together. All revolve around food, but bring out stories and thoughts of family, tradition, heritage, language, being a foreigner, being female and the satisfying joy of eating. I can't exaggerate how beautifully written it is and how vividly she draws her experiences. It is completely beautiful.
