The relationship between a mother and daughter can be harrowing. It holds within its lifeline the expectations and assertions of all the mothers that have come before and all the children that will come after. The balance of such a connection shifts with age, vocation, and relationship status. It is not a thing to take lightly. Beneath Yi Shun Lai’s humor, expectations cut deep for both the mother and daughter in her debut novel, Not a Self-Help Book: The Misadventures of Marty Wu<\/a>.<\/h2>\n

If you want to read more about this darkly hilarious book, click on the book below to catch my full review on Literary Mama<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/h2>\n

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*Thinking out loud with Amanda<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What’s the best book you’ve read in the last month?<\/strong><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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