Mika In Real Life

<p><b>A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK AUGUST 2022</b><br><br><b>'Definitely 'best books of 2022' material!'</b> <i>GLAMOUR</i><br><b>'A funny, touching celebration of second chances' </b><i>MAIL ON SUNDAY</i><br><b>'Warm, funny and a brilliant read' </b><i>SUN</i><br><b>'By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, this is a total joy of a read'</b> HOLLY MILLER, author of <i>The Sight of You</i><br>________<br><br><b>Penny Calvin has questions.</b><br><br>Placed for adoption sixteen years ago, she's desperate to get to know the mother she's never met.<br><br><b>Mika Suzuki just wants to hide.</b><br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>By coming clean about the secrets in her past, will Mika finally get the life she dreamed of?<br><br><b>Or will she lose it all?</b><br>________<br><br><b>'An endearing, joyful tale about finding (and accepting) yourself' </b><i>Good Housekeeping</i><br><b>'Smart and offbeat funny: think Maria Semple' </b><i>i</i><br><b>'A sheer delight'</b> Rochelle Weinstein<br><b>'Had me laughing, crying and cheering' </b>Lauren Kate<br><b>'Hilarious, tender and very real . . . for every human trying to figure it out' </b>Nancy Jooyoun Kim<br><b>'With the offbeat humour and poignancy of Maria Semple and Kirsty Capes, this has the potential to be a big hit'</b> <i>Bookseller</i>, Editor's Choice</p> <p><b>A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK AUGUST 2022</b><br><br><b>'Definitely 'best books of 2022' material!'</b> <i>GLAMOUR</i><br><b>'A funny, touching celebration of second chances' </b><i>MAIL ON SUNDAY</i><br><b>'Warm, funny and a brilliant read' </b><i>SUN</i><br><b>'By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, this is a total joy of a read'</b> HOLLY MILLER, author of <i>The Sight of You</i><br>________<br><br><b>Penny Calvin has questions.</b><br><br>Placed for adoption sixteen years ago, she's desperate to get to know the mother she's never met.<br><br><b>Mika Suzuki just wants to hide.</b><br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>By coming clean about the secrets in her past, will Mika finally get the life she dreamed of?<br><br><b>Or will she lose it all?</b><br>________<br><br><b>'An endearing, joyful tale about finding (and accepting) yourself' </b><i>Good Housekeeping</i><br><b>'Smart and offbeat funny: think Maria Semple' </b><i>i</i><br><b>'A sheer delight'</b> Rochelle Weinstein<br><b>'Had me laughing, crying and cheering' </b>Lauren Kate<br><b>'Hilarious, tender and very real . . . for every human trying to figure it out' </b>Nancy Jooyoun Kim<br><b>'With the offbeat humour and poignancy of Maria Semple and Kirsty Capes, this has the potential to be a big hit'</b> <i>Bookseller</i>, Editor's Choice</p>