Buddha Baby Contributor(s): Keltner, Kim Wong (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060753226 ISBN-13: 9780060753221 Publisher: William Morrow & Company OUR PRICE: $14.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2005 Annotation: In prying nettles from her family tree, a Chinese-American finds a love triangle and twins separated at birth. As she looks for that happily-ever-after with her white devil Prince Charming, will she make peace with Chinatown and country? |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Humorous - General - Fiction | Asian American - Fiction | Women |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2005002203 |
Physical Information: 0.74" H x 5.34" W x 8.04" (0.52 lbs) 304 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Northern California - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast - Ethnic Orientation - Chinese - Geographic Orientation - California - Locality - San Francisco, California - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Want to learn a thing or two about a young Chinese-Americanwoman with a penchant for Hello Kitty toys, who could be found squeezing into jeans at Old Navy while being asked for detailed explanations of Yo-Yo Ma's success? Then get ready for: WHOLindsey Owyang, raised on Spaghetti-O'sand Aaron Spelling productionsWHAT Her Secret Asian Man finally proposes WHERE Springtime in San Francisco and it's raining stone cold foxesHOW Lindsey wants to make her peace with Chinatown & country, but will a crotchety Chinese grandmother stand in her way?WHY Because she never expected her hottie crush fromsixth grade to show up now ... As Lindsey continues her quest for identity, family secrets, and true love, will she find double happiness, or will she be tempted by one last lion dance with a stranger? Ultimately, Lindsey realizes that Chinese girls really wanna have chow fun. |
Contributor Bio(s): Keltner, Kim Wong: - The only thing that keeps Kim Wong Keltner from writing is when she's trapped under an avalanche of her daughter's stuffed animals. Keltner is the author of The Dim Sum of All Things, Buddha Baby, and I Want Candy. Tiger Babies Strike Back is her first work of nonfiction. |