Turning Japanese: A Novel

The Devil Wears Prada meets Lost in Translation in this irresistible new novel from L. A. Woman author Cathy Yardley. Meet Lisa Falloya an aspiring half-Japanese half-Italian American manga artist who follows her bliss by moving to Tokyo to draw the Japanese-style comics shes been reading for years. Leaving behind the comforts of a humdrum desk job and her workaholic fiancée Lisa has everything planned---right down to a room with a nice Japanese family---but hasnt taken into account that being half-Asian and enthusiastic isnt going to cut it. Faced with an exacting boss and a conniving big fish manga author Lisa risks her wedding her friends and her fears for a shot at making it big.