{"product_id":"mathey-girls-melody-chu-paperback","title":"Mathey Girls -- Melody Chu, Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA heartfelt, moving novel about a Chinese American woman coming to terms with the evolving nature of family, friendship, and grief after the death of her best friend.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the outside, Esther Hsu looks like the proverbial second-generation immigrant success story, an Ivy League grad taking a well-earned break from her lucrative consulting career. However, she sees herself differently: almost forty, jobless, aimless, alone. She's an imposter hiding her failure from everyone, including her oldest group of friends-the Mathey Girls, named after their old Princeton dorm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen fellow Mathey Girl Claire dies in childbirth, Esther steps in to support Claire's grief-stricken husband by caring for his nine-year-old daughter Hannah for the summer. While this responsibility gives Esther a renewed sense of purpose, it also brings up a loss from her childhood that she never truly got over. In a summer of second chances, including a new job opportunity and a new romance, Esther must rise above the past and her self-doubt to forge a path forward for both herself and Hannah.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Melody Chu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Redleaves Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.66d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798998774805\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Melody Chu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46459485520100,"sku":"9798998774805","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9798998774805.jpg?v=1751691034","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/mathey-girls-melody-chu-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}