Read an excerpt from Emiko Jean's new novel, here, then dive in with us throughout the month.
—Marie Claire's virtual book club. It's nice to have you! In September, we're reading Emiko Jean's , a heartwarming, beautifully told novel about a woman who tells the daughter she placed for adoption that her life has gone to plan...when it definitely hasn't. Read an excerpt from the novel below, then find out how to participate. Mika blinked. “I’m sorry, what?” she asked Greg, in his shoebox of an office. In fact, it wasn’t really an office.
“Please.” She hated begging, especially to Greg. “I need this job.” She liked it at Kennedy, Smith & McDougal. The work was easy. The pay was good. Enough for her to make rent and utilities every month with a little left over to buy groceries, mostly of the soft cheese variety. Plus, the building was located near the museum. She went there on her lunch break, letting her food digest while gazing at Monets and strolling through the antiquities section, her soul at rest.
“Directly after,” Mika corrected. Greg had escorted her to her desk, watched while she packed up her stuff, andasked if she’d like to see a movie later or maybe attend the Cherry Blossom Festival at the university next weekend. The angry humiliation ran deep.Mika’s mouth quirked into a smile. “Please don’t. I’m in a very vulnerable place right now.”“This is Penny. Penelope Calvin. I think I’m your daughter.
“That was in college.” Mika tucked the phone between her ear and shoulder. Finished choosing wine, she was in the food aisle now, filling her basket with Cheez-Its. Class all the way.“They said they wanted a ghost story,” she defended.Confusion rippled across her face. “That never happened.” Hana laughed again. Mika rubbed her forehead, feeling as if she’d fallen from an unlucky tree, hitting every branch on the way down, then landing in a pit of snakes and bears.
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