Roselle Lim wrote Vanessa Yu's Magical Paris Tea Shop. The main character is Vanessa Yu who is an accountant in California. She is weirdly close to her family and relies on them for all her socializing. Vanessa has a slew of uncles, aunts and cousins who gather for birthdays, holidays and celebrations of Chinese holidays. Vanessa is 27 and is under considerable pressure to get married next as she is now the eldest unmarried cousin. Never lucky in love, Vanessa accepts the offer of her Aunt Evelyn to fly to Paris and take a three week vacation. Vanessa and Evelyn are a lot alike in that they are both stubborn. Evelyn is opening a tea shop in Paris and Vanessa helps her get started while also sight seeing in Paris. There is some magic involved in the form of clairvoyance. The best part about this book were the detailed descriptions of art, architecture, and food. Some sentences about French pastries were so vivid my mouth filled with saliva. Neither Vanessa nor Evelyn do any cooking but they sure do enjoy their food.
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