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________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?________'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
