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
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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?
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'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
| ISBN: | 9780241554722 |
| Publication date: | 8th September 2022 |
| Author: | Emiko Jean |
| Publisher: | Michael Joseph an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 377 pages |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Narrative theme: Coming of age Narrative theme: Identity / belonging Narrative theme: displacement, exile, migration Family Drama |