{"product_id":"holding-pattern-paperback","title":"Holding Pattern - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJenny Xie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eTIME, VOGUE, VULTURE\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGOOD HOUSEKEEPING\u003c\/i\u003e, AND \u003ci\u003eELECTRIC LITERATURE\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA NATIONAL BOOK FOUNDATION \"5 UNDER 35\" HONOREE \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Exquisite and wise.\" \u003cb\u003e- \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"There is so much heart in these pages, so much wisdom on how we love. This book had me in its orbit, from beginning to end.\" - Weike Wang, author of \u003ci\u003eJoan is Okay\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKathleen Cheng has blown up her life. She's gone through a humiliating breakup, dropped out of her graduate program, and left everything behind. Now she's back in her childhood home in Oakland, wondering what's next. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo her surprise, her mother isn't the same person Kathleen remembers. No longer depressed or desperate to return to China, the new Marissa Cheng is sporty, perky, and has been transformed by love. Kathleen thought she'd be planning her own wedding, but instead finds herself helping her mother plan hers--to a Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGrasping for direction, Kathleen takes a job at a start-up that specializes in an unconventional form of therapy based on touch. While she negotiates new ideas about intimacy and connection, an unforeseen attachment to someone at work pushes her to rethink her relationships--especially the one with Marissa. Will they succeed in seeing each other anew, adult to adult? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs they peel back the layers of their history--the old wounds, cultural barriers, and complex affection--they must come to a new understanding of how they can propel each other forward, and what they've done to hold each other back. Brilliantly observant, tender, and warm, \u003ci\u003eHolding Pattern\u003c\/i\u003e is a hopeful novel about immigration and belonging, mother-daughter relationships, and the many ways we learn to hold each other.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJenny Xie\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and editor living in Brooklyn. Originally from Shanghai, she graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, and earned her MFA at Johns Hopkins University. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eAGNI\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNinth Letter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJoyland\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNarrative\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eBest of the Net Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e. Jenny is the recipient of a Bread Loaf scholarship and fellowships from MacDowell, Yaddo, the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and Loghaven. She is a contributing writer for \u003ci\u003eArchitectural Digest, Apartment Therapy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDwell\u003c\/i\u003e, where she was the executive editor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.6 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 18, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51747695296800,"sku":"9780593539712","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6351f76d97ef4932db3d968f5f63604f.webp?v=1779899203","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/holding-pattern-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}