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Turning Japanese

By Mara Faye Lethem
"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 fiance, 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,
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"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 fiance, 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. Cathy Yardley

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