Emiko Jean

Gebundenes Buch

Mika In Real Life

The Uplifting Good Morning America Book Club Pick 2022

Beschreibung

A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK 'Definitely 'best books of 2022' material!' GLAMOUR 'A funny, touching celebration of second chances' MAIL ON SUNDAY 'Warm, funny and a brilliant read' SUN 'By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, this is a total joy of a read' Holly Miller, author of The Sight of You ________ AT 35, MIKA SUZUKI IS STRUGGLING. She's been fired (again). Her last relationship went up in flames. Her mother is perpetually disappointed in her. And now, she's had a phone call from sixteen-year-old Penny Calvin: the baby she reluctantly placed for adoption when she was just a teenager herself. Penny has questions - and Mika is desperate to meet her girl. But she barely feels like she can take care of herself . . . Is she ready to show Penny who Mika Suzuki really is? ________ 'An endearing, joyful tale about finding (and accepting) yourself' Good Housekeeping 'Smart and offbeat funny: think Maria Semple' i 'A sheer delight' Rochelle Weinstein 'Had me laughing, crying and cheering' Lauren Kate 'Hilarious, tender and very real . . . for every human trying to figure it out' Nancy Jooyoun Kim 'With the offbeat humour and poignancy of Maria Semple and Kirsty Capes, this has the potential to be a big hit' Bookseller, Editor's Choice

Autor

Emiko Jean is the author of Tokyo Ever After, which was the Reese Witherspoon YA pick for July and a NYT bestseller. When she's not writing, she is reading. Most of her friends are imaginary. Before she became a writer she was an entomologist (fancy name for bug catcher), a candle maker, a florist, and most recently a teacher. She lives in Washington with her husband and children (unruly twins). She loves the rain. Mika in Real Life is her first adult novel.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. September 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 219mm x 143mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 494g
• ISBN-13: 9780241554722
• ISBN-10: 0241554721
• Artikelnr.: 63979307