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Mika In Real Life

The Uplifting Good Morning America Book Club Pick 2022
by Emiko Jean
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Length 10 hours 57 minutes
Language English
Narrators Sura Siu & Andi Arndt

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AT 35, MIKA SUZUKI IS STRUGGLING.

She's been fired (again). Her last relationship went up in flames. Her fervently traditional 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.

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 her mother really is?

'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

© Emiko Jean 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

FictionHumorFamily & RelationshipsFiction - Literary

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.

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Author:

Narrators:
Sura Siu & Andi Arndt

ISBN:
9781405952941

Length:
10 hours 57 minutes

Language:
English

Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd

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Edition:
Unabridged

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Reviews

With the offbeat humour and poignancy of Maria Semple and Kirsty Capes, this has the potential to be a big hit 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 Definitely 'best books of 2022' material A poignant and compelling exploration of identity, 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 I laughed, I cried and had the worst book hangover when I finished this gorgeous read A funny, touching celebration of second chances Warm, funny and a brilliant read An endearing, joyful tale about finding (and accepting) yourself Entertaining, funny and uplifting. Exploring identity, motherhood and second chances, it's one of the most life-affirming books to come out of 2022 Smart and offbeat funny: think Maria Semple Expand reviews
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