''Sour Sweet'' is a 1982 novel by Timothy Mo. Written as a 'sour sweet' comedy the story follows the tribulations of a Hong Kong Chinese immigrant and his initially reluctant wife as they attempt to make a home for themselves in 1960s London. It was awarded the Hawthornden Prize for 1982, and shortlisted for the Booker Prize for Fiction.

Film adaptation

The novel was filmed as '' Soursweet'' in 1988. Mike Newell directed. Novelist Ian McEwan wrote the script.

References

1982 British novels Fiction set in the 1960s British novels adapted into films Hawthornden Prize-winning works Novels set in London André Deutsch books {{1980s-novel-stub