Mika In Real Life
The Uplifting Good Morning America Book Club Pick 2022
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Published:25th May '23
Should be back in stock very soon
This paperback is available in another edition too:
- Hardback£14.99(9780241554722)
A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK AUGUST 2022
'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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Penny Calvin has questions.
Placed for adoption sixteen years ago, she's desperate to get to know the mother she's never met.
Mika Suzuki just wants to hide.
Jobless, single and living in a chaotic flat share, she can't bear her daughter knowing her life is a mess. So, when Penny gets in touch, Mika tells a few white lies, pretending to have it all - a career, partner and money.
Keeping up the pretence over the phone is one thing. But when Penny and her widowed adoptive father Thomas spring a visit on Mika, things get complicated.
By coming clean about the secrets in her past, will Mika finally get the life she dreamed of?
Or will she lose it all?
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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
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 * i *
Warm, funny and a brilliant read * Sun *
An endearing, joyful tale about finding (and accepting) yourself * Good Housekeeping *
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 -- 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 *
ISBN: 9781405951708
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 23mm
Weight: 266g
384 pages