Lilla's Feast spans the world from China to India and finally to England over a hundred years, and blends together personal history, world events, period atmosphere and family anecdotes into a brilliantly vibrant and poignant story.

A Note on Chinese Names

Map of China

Prologue

PART I: LOVE

 1 The Sweet Smell of Spice

2 Heavenly Twins

3 A Not Quite Prudent Marriage

4 Burn This

5 Poor Little Lily

6 Melting Bitter Lemons

7 In the Lap of the Gods

8 The Tables Turn

PART II: PEACE

9 An Almost Husband

10 Going Home

PART III: WAR

11 War

12 Ricepaper Recipes

13 Eating Bitterness

14 The Big Camp

15 Hunger

16 Survival

17 Freedom

PART IV: REFUGE

18 Stealing China

19 Heavenly Twins Together Again

Epilogue

Acknowledgements

Picture Credits

Bibliography