Synopsis Ginger Lee, who is on her way up at an ultra-cool Manhattan-based magazine, doesn't want a nice Korean-American husband, but her overbearing mother is determined to find her one anyway. When Mom arrives from Milwaukee to engineer a series of blind dates, Ginger learns some unexpected truths not only about men but about her heritage and herself.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2004-01-01 | | Edition Description: | Reprint |
| Size | | Length: | 304 pages | | Height: | 7.8 in | | Width: | 5.3 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 8.8 oz |
Publisher's Note Disagreeing with her traditional mother, who believes that career satisfaction is irrelevant compared to a steady paycheck and who wants her to find a professional Korean husband, Ginger Lee plans to sabotage her blind dates while working toward a promotion, with unexpected results. A first novel. Reprint.
Industry Reviews "Why humor, lively dialogue, and a compassionate take on being a single woman...enliven this insightful debut....[T]he story's savvy urban rush never jostles the gently endearing path of Hwang's delicate mother-daughter bond." Kirkus Reviews (12/15/2002)
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