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Turning JapaneseTurning Japanese

Turning Japanese

Cathy Yardley

3.5(1)on Hardcover

About this book

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 she's 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 hasn't taken into account that being half-Asian and enthusiastic isn't 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.

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OL Work ID
OL5697667W

Subjects

FictionCartoonistsComic books, stripsAmericansJapanese AmericansJapanese americans, fictionFiction, romance, generalArtists, fictionTokyo (japan), fiction

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