{"product_id":"turning-japanese-9780312378806","title":"Turning Japanese","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Devil Wears Prada\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eLost in Translation\u003c\/i\u003e in this irresistible new novel from \u003ci\u003eL. A. Woman\u003c\/i\u003e author Cathy Yardley\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet 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 fiancee, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312378806\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/05\/2009 pg. 33\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Cathy Yardley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40423495434421,"sku":"9780312378806","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ce6a621e-b205-4abe-8978-545e054ff479.jpg?v=1625577316","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/turning-japanese-9780312378806","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}