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How to Break a Girl
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781067470302
Publisher: Amanda Sung
Published: Aug 4 2026
Pages: 242
Weight: 0.65
Height: 0.61 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Taiwanese-Canadian writer Amanda Sung's debut novel, How to Break a Girl, originated from her master's thesis, initially written as a memoir and now reimagined as fiction that follows three Asian Canadian immigrant women: Elizabeth, Aurora, and Lily.
Born in Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, the trio's lives embody the multicultural fabric of Vancouver, where the author grew up as a 'satellite child' without parents. Each character carries part of her own life, weaving a collective narrative that's both intimate and relatable.
Think Sex and the City-if Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte, and Samantha were Asian Canadian immigrants navigating not just love and career, but the complexities of intergenerational baggage, cultural curveballs, and all the gendered nonsense the world throws at them. This isn't a sob story-it's the sisterhood and sass you love, with a sharper edge and a deeper heart.
At its core, this is a story of unbreakable female friendship. All aspects of each protagonist's life-family, love, and career-get shattered, rebuilt, and rebuilt again. As each heroine confronts her darkest fear, from one city to another, their transformation demonstrates a broader possibility: that even in the midst of everything, there is always room for redefinition and resilience.
Get ready for a wild ride where identity and dignity don't just survive-they steal the show!
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