Yang-May Ooi is a cross-cultural writer. She is Chinese by heritage, Malaysian by birth and British by choice. She believes passionately that personal stories are universal to all of us, whatever our background or culture. Her creative work emerges from her experience as a first generation migrant to the UK and is infused with her signature cross-cultural perspective.
Her books include internationally acclaimed novels The Flame Tree and Mindgame (Hodder & Stoughton; Monsoon Books) and an award-nominated business book International Communications Strategy (Kogan Page).
She has also written and performed in the five star solo theatre play of Bound Feet Blues – A Life Told in Shoes (Tristan Bates Theatre), and published a family memoir of the same name (Urbane Publications). A revised edition of the memoir is planned for reissue in 2026.
Yang-May is currently working on her new book, Land of Hope and Curry – An Idea of England, which explores England and Englishness from her personal perspective as a first generation migrant to the UK. The book is the first in a new series of thought-provoking books with a cross-cultural focus. This upcoming TigerSpirit Series explores powerful themes from her unique East/ West point of view.
Land of Hope and Curry – An Idea of England will be published by River Light Press in 2026.
