Richard C Morais Books in Order

Hassan’s family opens an Indian restaurant across from Madame Mallory’s celebrated French establishment. Their culinary rivalry becomes an unexpected apprenticeship, leading Hassan toward Paris and a cooking career that bridges the distance between different cultures and traditions.

A Japanese Buddhist priest is sent to establish a temple in an Italian neighborhood in Brooklyn. Encountering unfamiliar people and customs forces Reverend Oda to reassess his rigid habits and confront the past he has carried into his new life.

Facing death in Switzerland, Spanish banker José-Maria Alvarez revisits childhood memories and the tragedy that drove him into exile. As his estranged sons return, he seeks reconciliation and a clearer understanding of the legacy his secrets have left them.

Moonlit photographs and accompanying prose explore Milford, Pennsylvania, where Morais’s family has lived for four generations. What began as a search for an image to inspire fiction becomes a personal portrait of the town’s atmosphere and emotional hold.