Smell and taste, two senses deeply entwined with memory, are taken to their extreme in the teas served up in Somewhere in Tea, a novel in which tea leaves are magical storehouses for memories that people wish to either safeguard or forget. The protagonist stumbles into the prospect of a budding romance when she starts helping out in a small Taipei tea shop. While speculating over his feelings for her and pondering their interconnectedness, she deals with the everyday issues of shop operations and learns more about how tea, memories, and emotions are made. The complex, bittersweet flavors in this story leave an enticing aftertaste – much like a cup of good tea.