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Five books a Bookazine director couldn’t live without – Shonee Mirchandani’s must-reads for a desert island

Shonee Mirchandani, director of Hong Kong bookstore chain Bookazine, grew up in Hong Kong. She went to Island School, studied law at the University of Hong Kong and later did an MBA at Durham University in the UK. Five books a local food champion couldn’t live without: Todd Darling’s must-reads for a desert island Since 2002 she has run the family business with her sister, Arti. Here are the five books she would take to a desert island, in her own words. Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif...

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