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Mika In Real Life: The Uplifting Good Morning America Book Club Pick 2022
Emiko Jean
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Description for Mika In Real Life: The Uplifting Good Morning America Book Club Pick 2022
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A Good Morning America Book Club Pick!
'Definitely 'best books of 2022' material!' Glamour
'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 - ... Read moreand 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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'A sheer delight' Rochelle Weinstein
'Had me laughing, crying and cheering' Lauren Kate
'Hilarious, tender and very real . . . for every humnan trying to figure it out' Nancy Jooyoun Kim
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Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
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About Emiko Jean
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 ... Read morelives in Washington with her husband and children (unruly twins). She loves the rain. Mika in Real Life is her first adult novel. Show Less
Reviews for Mika In Real Life: The Uplifting Good Morning America Book Club Pick 2022
Definitely 'best books of 2022' material
Glamour US
A funny, touching celebration of second chances
Mail on Sunday
Smart and offbeat funny: think Maria Semple
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Warm, funny and a brilliant read
Sun
An endearing, joyful tale about finding (and accepting) yourself
Good Housekeeping
A poignant and compelling exploration of ... Read moreidentity, love and what it means to be a mother. Mika and Penny swept me along on their emotional and unforgettable journey, leaving me uplifted yet bereft when I turned the final page. By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, this is a total joy of a read
Holly Miller, author of The Sight of You Touching and heartfelt ... captures the essence of mothers and daughters, the nuances that make a family, and where we've come from and where we're going. Sharp and brimming with heart, this tender read will have you alternating between laughter and tears (the very best kind) and missing the characters long after the last page. Mika In Real Life is a sheer delight to read
Rochelle Weinstein author of This Is Not How It Ends 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
Entertaining, funny and uplifting. Exploring identity, motherhood and second chances, it's one of the most life-affirming books to come out of 2022
Culturefly
I laughed, I cried and had the worst book hangover when I finished this gorgeous read
Red
Mika's story is a beautiful exploration of the bond between mother and child - what we pass along, what we long for, and what we withhold. As Mika rescues herself from a downward spiral of heartbreak and loss, she weaves for us a primer on healing our broken relationships. A must read for anyone who's ever had a mother or been one
Annabel Monaghan, author of Nora Goes Off Script Tender and profound, Emiko Jean's writing had me laughing, crying, and cheering for Mika
Lauren Kate, author of By Any Other Name Bighearted, sometimes bawdy, and always brave, Mika in Real Life explores the inescapable bonds between mothers and daughters, the enduring families by friendship that we make, and the weight of secrets that keep us from creating ourselves. This hilarious, tender, and very real novel is for every human trying to figure it out-basically, all of us
Nancy Jooyoun Kim, bestselling author of The Last Story of Mina Lee A wonderful, life-affirming story about second chances, parenthood and love. By turns tender, funny, and deeply romantic, I was rooting for Mika, Penny and Thomas
Lauren Ho, author of Lucie Yi Is Not A Romantic and Last Tang Standing Buckle up for an emotional rollercoaster ride . . . A genuinely moving read
Suitcase Magazine
A poignant coming-of-age story
Heromag
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