{"product_id":"my-other-heart-a-read-with-jenna-pick","title":"My Other Heart: A Read with Jenna Pick","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEmma Nanami Strenner\u003c\/b\u003e is British Japanese and has a degree in Modern Chinese Studies from the University of Leeds. She has worked as a journalist for almost twenty years and as a section editor for \n\u003ci\u003eVogue International\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eStylist\u003c\/i\u003e. She spent most of her life living abroad in Japan, Vietnam, Australia, China, Singapore, and the United States. This is her debut novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPraise for \n\u003ci\u003eMy Other Heart\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A mesmerizing novel filled with different types of love and secrets from the past, \n\u003ci\u003eMy Other Heart\u003c\/i\u003e is an exploration of identity, motherhood, and friendship. Emma Nanami Strenner's luminous debut follows three unforgettable women as they search for truth and belonging. Poignant and powerful, this is a novel that lingers long after the final page.\"\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Jean Kwok\u003ci\u003e, New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSearching for Sylvie Lee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\n\u003ci\u003e[My Other Heart] \u003c\/i\u003ecaptures the intense love between mothers and daughters and highlights the resilience of young women forging their own identities in a world full of expectations. A beautifully written and thought-provoking novel that is a must-read for those interested in contemporary fiction about cultural exploration and personal growth.\"\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Library Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" Readers will be captivated by Strenner's elegant prose and the tender resilience of her characters. . . an unforgettable coming-of-age story.\"\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Booklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\n\u003ci\u003eMy Other Heart\u003c\/i\u003e is a wise, well observed, and transporting debut that explores what it means to belong. At once an immersive coming of age novel and an unflinching study of race, class, and manners, it confronts loneliness, cowardice, the quest for self-acceptance, and the effort required to truly see one another--even the people we think we're closest to--head-on. Sabrina Chen is an unforgettable heroine. I was on her side from start to finish.\"\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eEmma Knight, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Life Cycle of the Common Octopus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I'm grateful to Emma Nanami Strenner for this story of two young Asian-American women, who grapple with big questions of culture and social class, while also navigating the everyday complexities of friendship, love, and daughterhood. \n\u003ci\u003eMy Other Heart \u003c\/i\u003eoffers no pat or easy answers, thank goodness. Instead, Sabrina and Kit learn that identity isn't always simple and that only they can answer the question of who they are and to what world--or worlds--they want to belong.\"\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eMarisa de los Santos, \u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWatch Us Shine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I've never read anything quite like Emma Nanami Strenner's \n\u003ci\u003eMy Other Heart\u003c\/i\u003e gorgeous, devastating, equally joyous and heartbreaking. Weaving three disparate lives across years and thousands of miles, it recounts the ripple effect expanding from a single, fateful day in the past, spinning an ecosystem of pain and memory around it. Reaching the end of Sabrina, Kit, and Mimi's story was like taking in a gasp of air after spending a minute underwater.\"\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJinwoo Chong, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFlux\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Two complex, shimmering young women burst from the pages of \n\u003ci\u003eMy Other Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, authentic and full of life. I fell in love with Kit and Sabrina, their flawed but caring mothers, and Emma Nanami Strenner's beautiful words.\"\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e--Jess Stanley, author of \u003ci\u003eConsider Yourself Kissed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I am bereft to have finished it! From the suburbs of Philadelphia to the streets of Saigon, I was completely immersed in the lives of these very special characters. I loved it.\"\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e--Emily Itami, author of \u003ci\u003eFault Lines\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Beautifully written and accomplished.\"\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e--Nussaibah Younis, author of \u003ci\u003eFundamentally\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A mother's missing child, a search for identity, and ever-changing notions of \"home\" - class and race intersect with belonging in this stunning debut novel of mothers, daughters and best friends In June 2000, Mimi Truang is on her way home to Vietnam when her toddler daughter vanishes in the Philadelphia airport. Seventeen years later, two best friends graduate from high school in the WASP-y town of Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania. Kit is half Japanese, half American, and interracially adopted by white well-to-do parents. Sabrina is the daughter of a Chinese immigrant single mother who brandishes strict household rules to hide her own secrets. During that last summer before college, Kit travels to Tokyo, determined to uncover her Japanese identity. Her dizzying weeks in Tokyo offer her a critical distance from everything she holds dear--and a taste of first love that refines her understanding of what it means to belong. Sabrina had hoped to take a similar trip to China, but money is tight. Her disappointment quickly subsides, however, as her bold, uncompromising boss becomes a mentor, prompting Sabrina to ask questions she's avoided all her life. Meanwhile, Mimi purchases a plane ticket to Philadelphia. She finally has a lead to renew her search in the country where she and her daughter were parted. When Mimi, Kit, and Sabrina come face to face at the end of this transformative summer, they will confront the people they truly are, dismantling their own assumptions about belonging and the importance of blood ties\"--\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eREAD WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON \u003ci\u003eTODAY\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A mesmerizing novel filled with different types of love and secrets from the past.\" --Jean Kwok\u003ci\u003e, New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSearching for Sylvie Lee\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA missing child, two girls in search of their true identities--a stunning novel of mothers, daughters and best friends\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn June 1998, Mimi Truang is on her way home to Vietnam when her toddler daughter vanishes in the Philadelphia airport. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeventeen years later, two best friends in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, discuss their summer plans before college. Kit, with the support of her white adoptive parents, will travel to Tokyo to explore her Japanese roots. This dizzying adventure offers her a taste of first love and a new understanding of what it means to belong. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSabrina had hoped to take a similar trip to China, but money is tight. Her disappointment subsides, however, when she meets a bold, uncompromising new mentor who prompts Sabrina to ask questions she's avoided all her life. Meanwhile, Mimi purchases a plane ticket to Philadelphia. 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