Mika In Real Life
- Author Emiko Jean
- Narrator Sura Siu, Andi Arndt
- Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
- Publish Date 1 September 2022
- Run Time 10 hours and 58 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Family life fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Narrative theme: Displacement, exile, migration, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging.
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What to expect
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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
Critics Review
Definitely ‘best books of 2022’ material
A funny, touching celebration of second chances
Smart and offbeat funny: think Maria Semple
Warm, funny and a brilliant read
An endearing, joyful tale about finding (and accepting) yourself
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
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
With the offbeat humour and poignancy of Maria Semple and Kirsty Capes, this has the potential to be a big hit
Entertaining, funny and uplifting. Exploring identity, motherhood and second chances, it’s one of the most life-affirming books to come out of 2022
I laughed, I cried and had the worst book hangover when I finished this gorgeous read
| Author | Emiko Jean |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Sura Siu, Andi Arndt |
| Duration | 10 hours and 58 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9781405952941 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Genre | Family life fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Narrative theme: Displacement, exile, migration, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE |
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