Turning Japanese

By Cathy Yardley

Book Overview

The Devil Wears Prada meets Lost in Translation in this irresistible new novel from L. A. Woman author Cathy Yardley

Meet 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 fianc e, 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312378807
• ISBN13: 9780312378806
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

I really enjoyed this book!

I love when I come across a book that grabs me from the first page. I'm currently going through a Japanese fixation and I loved all the windows into the culture from a westerners perspective.