Download or read book Diary of a Single Asian Female written by Candy Chan and published by Asian Candy. This book was released on 2019-01-23 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diary of a Single Asian Female is about Candy, a young and beautiful Asian woman in New York City who is on a fun-filled and often hilarious journey to search for Mr. Right, and in the process, finds herself. Candy tries her shot at love to find Mr. Right, whom she pictures to be a doctor, a lawyer or an alpha male Wall-Street guy. She goes on a series of blind dates with men interested in interracial relationships with Asian women but keeps her modesty by sticking to The Rules. What she doesn't know is that she's going to have to kiss a few frogs before she can find her prince. Candy's best friend, Lucy, a married hedonistic foodie fashionista, offers entertaining advice. When Candy has trouble paying her insurmountable student loans, Lucy suggests a simple solution: a sugar daddy. Will Candy agree to such a seemingly unromantic arrangement? Or will she continue to seek true love? Can she have it all? Written by an Asian female New Yorker who is fluent in both English and Mandarin Chinese, this book delivers comic gold with stories such as "My Mother Found My Jia Ji Ji [Fake Penis or Dildo]" and "The Podiatrist Love Slave with the Foot Fetish." Make no mistake about it: this is a book your Asian mama would not approve! It's hot and steamy, full of juicy details about sex, cheating, and shopping. The good parts are oh so satisfying, just like that jia ji ji in the top drawer. BIG MYSTERIES: 1. What does Candy's mom discover? (Hint: it's really embarrassing) 2. Why did Mr. Alpha do what he did? 3. Who will buy Candy the Hermes Birkin? 4. Will Candy find a sugar daddy? 5. Who is Candy's Mr. Perfect? 6. How will Candy find true love? Read Diary of a Single Asian Female, a unique and amusing Asian romantic comedy, and find out! Fan mail for Diary of a Single Asian Female: "I absolutely love this! This is great-- I can totally relate as an Asian. WHEN IS YOUR BOOK COMING OUT??? I WILL BE THE FIRST TO ORDER IT ONLINE. I am going to bookmark this in case you update any more...thank you and have a beautiful day."(reader comment posted on Asiancandybook.blogspot.com.)"Super funny! Loved it!" "Your diary should be on the air! Your description is so interesting yet has great humor." "Comic gold!"About the Author: Candy Chan, the creator of SingleinManhattan.com, is an Asian-American New Yorker who grew up watching Sex and the City and wondering why there was not an Asian version of it on TV. Her friends constantly tell her she should do stand up comedy since her stories are really funny, but she prefers to tell her stories in writing. Thus, she wrote the book, Diary of a Single Asian Female, Dating Adventures in New York City. Candy immigrated to the United States as a young girl and has been going on dates with men in New York for a long time. She kept a diary for fun and therapy, and her book, Diary of An Asian Female, is a fictionalized version of that diary. What is true and what is fiction? You be the judge. Candy Chan lives in New York City and enjoys writing, eating, walking around and taking photos.For more information, visit Singleinmanhattan.com.Instagram @JustineCandyBooks

Download or read book Single in Manhattan written by Candy Chan and published by . This book was released on 2019-04-14 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sequel to Diary of a Single Asian Female: Dating Adventures in New York City: Candy is an Asian immigrant from Taiwan who arrived in New York City as a young girl, who continues her journey to find Mr. Right after a breakup with her doctor boyfriend due to racist remarks made by his family, all the while dealing with her overbearing Chinese mom. Candy lives in a townhouse on the Upper East Side of Manhattan as a Mandarin nanny to the children of a billionaire. Candy goes on many dates to find a husband because, at age 26, her Chinese mama is saying that she's no spring chicken. Try as she might, Candy just cannot seem to get her ex-boyfriend out of her heart.Candy's best friend Lucy is a buxom blonde and blue-eyed MILF who is married to a man who does not love her. She, therefore, finds solace in other men. She is afraid of divorce for various reasons including that her husband has threatened to fight her with lawyers and her husband has power over her due to her daddy issues. In this sequel, Lucy finally leaves her white suburban house in the suburban outskirts of New York City to live in a luxury apartment in the Financial District of Manhattan, where she meets interesting neighbors in the rooftop lounge with a panoramic view of the city: an Asian actress with a house in the Hamptons, an Asian producer; a muscular massage therapist; and a gay man living with his husband who used to be married to a woman. Lucy is in love with a billionaire, but he seems to have lost interest in her after she gets her own place. Will Lucy get a second chance at love with her billionaire?Will Lucy and Candy find what they are looking for? Find out in the sequel of Diary of a Single Asian Female...Single in Manhattan.Diary of a Single Asian Female:A dark romantic comedy about a poor young Asian immigrant girl pursuing love and sex in New York City while dealing with the tiger mom from hell.What is sweet and sour, and just a little bit salty? Asian candy. Candy Lin, age 25, a beautiful young immigrant Asian woman in New York City, lives in an Upper East Side mansion and pursues the glamorous life in New York City, and in the process, finds herself. Candy has a secret she's ashamed to reveal. She's addicted to Asian candy. She has dreams of becoming a writer someday, so she keeps a diary of funny and embarrassing things that happen to her and blogs on SingleinManhattan.com. Occasionally, we see flashbacks of her life when she was in high school and college, age 17 to 24.Diary of a Single Asian Female is about Candy, who is on a fun-filled and often hilarious journey to find Mr. Right.Candy tries her shot at love to find Mr. Right, whom she pictures to be a doctor, a lawyer or an alpha male Wall-Street guy. She goes on a series of blind dates with men interested in interracial relationships with Asian women but keeps her modesty by sticking to The Rules. What she doesn't know is that she's going to have to kiss a few frogs before she can find her prince. Candy's best friend, Lucy, a married hedonistic foodie fashionista, offers entertaining advice. When Candy has trouble paying her insurmountable student loans, Lucy suggests a simple solution: a sugar daddy. Will Candy agree to such a seemingly unromantic arrangement? Or will she continue to seek true love? Can she have it all? Written by an Asian female New Yorker who is fluent in both English and Mandarin, this book delivers comic gold with stories such as "My Mother Found My Jia Ji Ji [Fake Penis or Dildo]" and "The Podiatrist Love Slave with the Foot Fetish." Make no mistake about it: this is a book your Asian mama would not approve! It's hot and steamy, full of juicy details about sex, cheating, and shopping. The good parts are oh so satisfying, just like that jia ji ji in the top drawer. Fan mail:"This book should be on TV!""I absolutely love this! I can totally relate as an Asian.""Comic Gold!"

Download or read book Single Asian Female written by Michelle Law and published by . This book was released on 2018-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Golden Phoenix, a restaurant on the Sunshine Coast. The last customers have left for the night, and Pearl can unwind. She¿s the quintessential matriarch ¿ balancing family, business, and her love of karaoke. Enter her daughters: Zoe, in the throes of online dating, making big life decisions. And Mei, a teenager, grappling with her identity in modern Australia. Of course they see the world differently to their mother. Pearl is the classic (hilarious) onslaught of embarrassing observations, constantly questioning her Westernised children. Tonight she reveals a secret that threatens to tear their family apart.

Download or read book Single Girl s Diary written by Kate Morris and published by Vintage. This book was released on 1997 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Lonely Asian Woman written by Sharon Lam and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-16 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the shallows of the internet Paula is pushed to a moment of profound realisation: she, too, is but a lonely Asian woman looking for fun. Lonely Asian Woman is a wildly sentimental book about a life populated by doubles and transient friends, whirrs of off-kilter bathroom fans and divinatory whiffs of chlorine.

Download or read book Westminster Diary written by Bernard Donoughue and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-10-31 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On 2nd May 1997, Tony Blair swept into Downing Street, ending almost twenty years of Conservative government and beginning a decade as Prime Minister. Bernard Donoughue, a Labour peer in the House of Lords, chronicled the path to this momentous election victory in his diaries and this volume sheds new light on the process of forming government and on life working as a minister in the House of Lords. Infused with Donoughue's trademark wit and insight, the diaries covers daily life for a working peer - from the committees, bill discussion and public appearances to political spats - both policy-related and personal. Donoughue also casts a wry glance at a peer's extra-curricular events - from dinners and other high-profile social events to his own favourite hobby, horse-racing. Featuring a cast of high-profile political characters, this book is a must-read for fans of political diaries and anyone with an interest in the inside workings of Westminster.

Download or read book Diary of a Beverly Hills Matchmaker written by Marla Martenson and published by SCB Distributors. This book was released on 2011-07-18 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inside scoop from the Cupid of Beverly Hills, who has brought together countless couples who have gone on to live happily ever after. But for every success story there are ridiculously funny dating disasters with high-maintenance, out-of-touch, impossible to please, dim-witted clients! In Diary of a Beverly Hills Matchmaker, Marla takes her readers for a hilarious romp through her days as an L.A. matchmaker and her daily struggles to keep her self-esteem from imploding in a town where looks are everything and money talks. From juggling the demands her out-of-touch clients to trying her best to meet the capricious demands of an insensitive boss to the ups and downs of her own marriage to a Latin husband who doesn't think that she is 'domestic' enough, Marla writes with charm and self-effacement about the universal struggles that all women face in their lives. Readers will laugh, cringe, and cry as they journey with her through outrageous stories about the indignities of dating in Los Angeles, dealing with overblown egos, vicariously hobnobbing with celebrities, and navigating the wannabe-land of Beverly Hills. In a city where perfection is almost a prerequisite, even Marla can't help but run for the Botox every once in a while.

Download or read book Killer s Diary written by Brian Pinkerton and published by Crossroad Press. This book was released on 2017-04-04 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The more she reads, the less she wants to know. A murderer is stalking the Windy City, carving out the eyes of his victims as grisly souvenirs. When shy Ellen Gordon finds a diary left behind in a coffee shop, she can't keep from reading it. And when she meets the author in person, he's just as charming as his writing. Only when she reads further does she find clues to the identity of Chicago’s terrifying serial killer. Could it be the author, himself? Ellen will have to uncover the truth about her new boyfriend quickly if she doesn’t want to become the killer’s next victim.

Download or read book The Diary of Ma Yan written by Ma Yan and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-09-08 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Heartbreakingly inspirational.” (AsianWeek) Ma Yan's heart-wrenching, honest diary chronicles her struggle to escape hardship through her persistent, sometimes desperate, attempts to continue her schooling. In a drought-stricken corner of rural China, an education can be the difference between a life of crushing poverty and the chance for a better future. But for Ma Yan, money is scarce, and the low wages paid for backbreaking work aren't always enough to pay school fees, or even to provide enough food for herself and her family. The publication of The Diary of Ma Yan was an international sensation, creating an outpouring of support for this courageous teenager and others like her . . . all due to one ordinary girl's extraordinary diary. "You don't review this small book; you tell people about it and say, 'Read it.'" (Washington Post)

Download or read book The Diary of a Hounslow Girl written by Ambreen Razia and published by Aurora Metro Publications Ltd.. This book was released on 2017-02-01 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of a modern Asian young woman trying to straddle Western attitudes and traditional beliefs. You've heard of an Essex Girl or even a Chelsea Girl but what is a Hounslow Girl? The term has become a byword for confident, young Muslim women who are grappling with traditional values, city life and fashion. From the joys of Pakistani weddings to fights on the night bus, Ambreen Razia's The Diary of a Hounslow Girl is a funny, bold, provocative play highlighting the challenges of being a teenage girl in a traditional Muslim family, alongside the temptations and influences of growing up in and around London. “Ambreen’s writing is poetic in its structure and intensity, funny, moving, chilling, and delivered in a style that takes inspiration from spoken word and physical theatre. She has created a rhythm that draws the audience in, as compelling as a thriller, complete with gathering ominousness, shocks and comic relief.” Deborah Bestwick, Director, Ovalhouse “Ambreen Razia’s terrific play is exactly the kind of new work we wish to support in the new home of multi-cultural theatre in London. Hounslow Girl is a wonderfully funny take on a London phenomenon and one audiences will enjoy.” Jatinder Verma, Artistic Director, Tara Arts” "a powerful piece of theatre... Ambreen Razia's performance is astonishing." BritishTheatre.com "This is a sophisticated, moving and often very funny piece of writing, particularly nuanced in its depiction of Shaheeda's relationship with her mother ... astute in tackling the breakdown of the loving bonds between parent and child that can occur when a child becomes a teenager – and also how this experience can be magnified for the children of first-generation immigrants, whose parents feel distant from their children’s British lives... Razia's script touches on everything from first love to cultural expectations to student-teacher relationships; it’s a bit like an inner-city version of An Education." The Stage Ambreen Razia is an actress and writer from South London. The Diary of a Hounslow Girl is Ambreen's debut show which premiered at Ovalhouse in 2015. Passionate about re-establishing British Asian comedy within the UK, she continues to write her comedy sketch show involving two British Asian girls exploring the clash between traditional Indian/Pakistani culture and modern British life. She is also currently writing her next play POT primarily focusing on the recent comeback of gang culture within the UK. Performance credits include: On the Middle Day (Old Vic Theatre); Words and Women (Edinburgh Fringe); Random Acts (Channel 4); Fair Exchange (Hen and Chickens Theatre); Variations on a Theme (Camden People's Theatre); Mind the Gap (National Theatre); No Guts, No Heart, No Glory (BBC4/Perth Festival Australia) and Murdered by my Father (BBC3).

Download or read book Diary from a Journey Into Another World written by Peter Herrmann and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2012-10 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cosmopolitans... - it is reasonably easy to define what it means; it is increasingly the case that we come across them. But it may be rare to see reflections that are both, sociologically well informed and at the same time entertaining - a Turkish friend from Australia suggested to the author of the present notes to call it sociotainment... - though she admitted that she got the term from her husband from India... Sometimes it's easier to find oneself while being lost. And the present volume invites to get lost, offering the reader the opportunity to think about her and his place. These are notes: reflections (from an academic who considers himself also as politically aware and in some way active) that bring together the different dimensions of being carried away to rest in different places and positions.

Download or read book Resistance and its discontents in South Asian women s fiction written by Maryam Mirza and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2023-08-22 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Mirza’s theorization of resistance is a substantive addition to feminist and postcolonial scholarship, and her rich readings of different literary texts make a valuable contribution to feminist literary studies.’ Nalini Iyer, Professor of English, Seattle University 'Resistance and its discontents in South Asian women’s fiction is a rigorous and impassioned exploration of the concept of resistance in postcolonial literature. It is an essential contribution to the field of postcolonial studies and a compelling excavation of resistance in South Asian women’s writing.' Claire Chambers, Professor of Global Literature, University of York 'Mirza’s comprehensive take on what counts as “resistance” in Anglophone fiction by women writers from South Asia and its diaspora—not just its heroic manifestations but also its limits, its contradictions, its marginality and even its absence in the reality of women’s lives—makes this a provocative theoretical inquiry into female agency. Resistance and its Discontents in South Asian Women’s Fiction makes a major contribution to postcolonial criticism as well as feminist theory.' Rajeswari Sunder Rajan, Formerly Global Distinguished Professor, New York University ‘Maryam Mirza’s new book is sure to become a major work of reference in the field of South Asian literary studies and of literature by (and on) women. Its breadth, depth, and level of detail are astonishing, and it offers a thoroughly new reboot of the genre of “resistance literature”, by enlarging and complexifying the semantic reach of the term “resistance” beyond its current remit within contemporary fictional narratives.’ Neelam Srivastava, Professor of Postcolonial and World Literature, Newcastle University This book is an examination of how English-language fiction by women writers from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka has grappled with the idea and practice of resistance. A valuable, original and timely contribution to the field of South Asian literary and cultural studies, this book extends and complicates existing debates about the meanings of resistance. It brings to the fore not only the emancipatory potential of resistance, but also the contradictions that it can encompass as well as the anxieties that it can generate, particularly for women. Focusing on novels and short fiction, the book explores fiction by Arundhati Roy, Kamila Shamsie, Tahmima Anam, Jhumpa Lahiri, Manju Kapur and Ru Freeman, amongst others.

Download or read book The Cove Diary 2 written by Andrew Carne and published by ShieldCrest. This book was released on 2015-07-25 with total page 826 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has been four years since The Cove Diary was published, well almost. Since the enclosed pages herein describe two years this rather means it has taken an entire two years to bring this monument of literature into being. Believe me, that is not a long time. On the face of it this time, the book looks like an edifice, a mighty volume, an insurmountable peak, unclimbable by normal common folk. Ordinarily I would agree with you but let us face it, we are talking about The Cove Diary here, not some intellectual, academic or historical masterpiece - you know, proper books. This is a book so vacuous that I am sure it is but a featherweight in your hands and anyway it is also available through the miracle of modern electronics as an e-book which weighs nothing at all. It would be unfair of me to suggest that this is a great work of note or that it is a work of note or even a work. Therefore I will not. It is however full of words, bigger than the last book, thus enabling higher shelves to be reached if you stand on it, and heavier, lending itself to greater impact if thrown. You may well ask, why so big? Why indeed when so many of the world’s great works are slim volumes: Wuthering Heights, 260 pages; To the Lighthouse, 320 pages (Barrett, hard of hearing edition); Noddy goes to Toyland, 32 pages. What they lack in volume they make up with talent in spades; I had to compensate. Additionally many of the copies of the first book ended up in holiday lets in The Cove. Holiday makers told me that they read the book during their two week stays – for free. A book twice the size, then, should deter even the most avid reader from completing it inside an average holiday stay and therefore they would have to buy a copy to finish it. Up top for dancing, I say. So, having established why size matters (in this case, at least) we should proceed to why you should buy it; why your life would be incomplete without a copy in your possession. If you have never heard of The Cove Diary before nor have you been drawn to witness the grievous stain on the Internet that is the daily witterings-on of a dangerously unstable (fear not, I mean in literary terms only) shopkeeper plying his trade in the Far West of Cornwall, I heartily commend this volume to you as a toe in the water of light – very light - entertainment. After all you know no better, do you? If on the other hand you are a seasoned reader of the online issues and, perhaps, the previous book there is no more wool to be pulled over your eyes. Should you purchase a copy of this lump and are thereafter disappointed, you should surely have know better.

Download or read book Asian Women Artists written by Mary Ellen Snodgrass and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2022-10-18 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a guide to identifying female creators and artistic movements from all parts of Asia, offering a broad spectrum of media and presentation representing a wide variety of milieus, regions, peoples and genres. Arranged chronologically by artist birth date, entries date as far back as Leizu's Chinese sericulture in 2700 BCE and continue all the way to the March 2021 mural exhibition by Malaysian painter Caryn Koh. Entries feature biographical information, cultural context and a survey of notable works. Covering creators known for prophecy, dance, epic and oratory, the compendium includes obscure artists and more familiar names, like biblical war poet Deborah, Judaean dancer Salome, Byzantine Empress Theodora and Myanmar freedom fighter Aung San Suu Kyi. In an effort to relieve unfamiliarity with parts of the world poorly represented in art history, this book focuses on Asian women often passed over in global art surveys.

Download or read book A Single Shard written by Linda Sue Park and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2001-04-23 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Newbery Medal-winning tale of an orphan boy whose dream of becoming a master potter leads to unforeseen adventure in ancient Korea. Tree-ear is an orphan boy in a 12th-century Korean village renowned for its ceramics. When he accidentally breaks a delicate piece of pottery, he volunteers to work to pay for the damage. Putting aside his own dreams, Tree-ear resolves to serve the master potter by embarking on a difficult and dangerous journey, little knowing that it will change his life forever. "Despite the odds against him, Tree-ear becomes courageous, brave and selfless, a hero as enduring as the porcelain Park so lovingly describes." (New York Times) “Intrigues, danger, and a strong focus on doing what is right turn a simple story into a compelling read. A timeless jewel.” (Kirkus starred review) *A broken piece of pottery sets events in motion as an orphan struggles to pay off his debt to a master potter. This finely crafted novel brings 12th-century Korea and these indelible characters to life." (School Library Journal starred review) "Tree-ear's determination and bravery in pursuing his dream of becoming a potter takes readers on a literary journey that demonstrates how courage, honor and perseverance can overcome great odds and bring great happiness. Park effectively conveys 12th century Korea in this masterful piece of historical fiction." (Kathleen Odean, chair of the Newbery Award Selection Committee)

Download or read book Asian Women written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Adrian Lester and Lolita Chakrabarti A Working Diary written by Adrian Lester and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-07-09 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An exhilarating, fascinating and eye-opening journey with two of our most inspirational creatives. A must-read for anyone interested in the crafts of acting and writing or considering a career as a self-employed artist. Lolita and Adrian don't shy away from documenting the reality of our profession – the endless multi-tasking, the long unpaid hours, and the peaks and troughs of generating your own work and being a creative-for-hire. Equally though they celebrate the joy and satisfaction when all that sweat and risk finally pays off.” Meera Syal CBE In this insightful joint working diary, the creative powerhouse of a couple, Lolita Chakrabarti and Adrian Lester, chronicle 16 months of their fascinating working lives, including their experiences working on the stage adaptation of Life of Pi, an original series of monologues about the NHS, the film adaptation of Red Velvet and the TV series The Rook, among many other projects. As readers, we experience, first-hand, their experiences as two of the most proactive and versatile theatre makers today, working across a range of media and exciting collaborations.