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The Jackfruit Chronicles

Memories and Recipes from a British-Bangladeshi Kitchen

Shahnaz Ahsan

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HarperNorth
17 July 2025
From award-winning food writer and novelist Shahnaz Ahsan comes a heartfelt memoir: The Jackfruit Chronicles.

With insight and love, Ahsan guides us through the vibrant flavours and captivating story of Bengali food and its place in Britain. Beginning with the arrival of her grandfather, Habib, in Manchester in the 1950s, this is a spellbinding journey not just through one family story, but also the broader tale of the Bangladeshi diaspora’s quest for a new life in Britain.

Ahsan beautifully weaves together this narrative of migration and hope with treasured family recipes, including dishes like sour tomato broth, jackfruit kofta curry, lentil fritters, fish with clementine peels and much more.

The Jackfruit Chronicles is a moving exploration of family, food and what it means to belong.
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Imprint:   HarperNorth
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 222mm,  Width: 141mm,  Spine: 23mm
Weight:   420g
ISBN:   9780008683795
ISBN 10:   0008683794
Pages:   320
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Shahnaz Ahsan is an author, columnist and award-winning food writer. Her debut novel Hashim & Family was an Observer Best Book and was shortlisted for the Guardian Not the Booker Prize. Her articles and recipes have appeared in national daily newspapers and magazines, and have won grants from the Society of Authors and the Guild of Food Writers. Born and raised in West Yorkshire, Shahnaz is of British-Bangladeshi heritage, and has also lived in the USA, Ethiopia and Zimbabwe.

Reviews for The Jackfruit Chronicles: Memories and Recipes from a British-Bangladeshi Kitchen

'An important and overdue story of a community served with a side helping of delicious and precious family memories. I devoured it.' Mallika Basu 'So much more than a cookbook, The Jackfruit Chronicles is balm for the soul: a heartwarming story told with love, compassion – and a host of gorgeous recipes.' Orlando Murrin ‘Shahnaz writes beautifully about food’ Dina Begum ‘A thoroughly enjoyable, inspiring and uplifting read. It made me deeply nostalgic about significant dishes in my own life’ Sejal Sukhadwala 'It's an intimate, touching and fascinating story of a family's resilience and adaptability … Threaded through the family history – the sorrows, joys, upheavals – is food, the great connector to place and people … An evocative, thought-provoking and deeply appetising read.' Jenny Linford *** PRAISE FOR SHAHNAZ AHSAN’S PREVIOUS WORK ‘A wonderful, enriching read: epic, engaging, insightful and honest’ Observer New Review ‘A story of quiet striving and determination, of love and friendship’ Guardian ‘A personal migrant experience told with beauty and insight’ Stylist


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