Lucie Yi Is Not A Romantic
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- $139.00
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- $139.00
Descripción editorial
‘If Jane Austen and Kevin Kwan had a love child, it might well be Lucie Yi Is Not A Romantic’ JODI PICOULT
‘Funny as heck but also real and relatable, Lucie Yi Is Not A Romantic redefines the romcom’ RED
Lucie Yi has tried love – it didn’t work.
She’s decided that finding Mr Right is a myth, and that finding Mr Right-enough-to-have-children-with is the next best option. So when she meets easy-going Collin Read on a platonic co-parenting website, it finally feels like she has found her version of happily ever after.
But things take a turn for the worse when they move back home to Singapore where her very traditional family and remorseful ex-fiancé await.
With pressure mounting on all sides and her perfect plan unravelling, Lucie has to decide how much she’s willing to sacrifice for a chance at happiness – and maybe, just maybe, love.
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About the author
Lauren Ho is a reformed legal counsel who writes funny stories. Hailing from Malaysia, she lived in the United Kingdom, France and Luxembourg before moving with her family to Singapore. Her first novel, Last Tang Standing was an international bestseller.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A pragmatic woman takes a shortcut to motherhood in this lopsided romance from Ho (Last Tang Standing). Career-driven New Yorker Lucie Yi has given up on love, but a breakdown in a children's boutique has her realizing she still longs to be a mother. She signs up for a website that connects individuals interested in platonic co-parenting arrangements and hits it off with charming software engineer Collin Read. After "parent-dating," they agree to try for a kid. Though Lucie is determined to keep things platonic, deeming Collin "Mr. Right Enough," she can't deny the spark between them, especially after their passionate attempt at conceiving is successful. The introduction and execution of this premise feel rushed and thrown together, but things take a turn for the better when Collin moves with Lucie back to Singapore, where Lucie is reunited with her old flame, Mark Thum. Torn between the man from her past and the man who could be her future, Lucie must decide what she's willing to risk for the life she wants. Ho hits her stride in this second act, introducing a larger cast and a meatier plot and peeling back her characters' layers. Readers will have to stick with this to get to the goods.
