{"product_id":"oh-my-mother-a-memoir-in-nine-adventures-wang-connie-hardcover","title":"Oh My Mother!: A Memoir in Nine Adventures -- Connie Wang, Hardcover","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Hilarious, candid, and heartfelt . . . It's like \u003ci\u003eEat Pray Love \u003c\/i\u003emeets \u003ci\u003eThe Amazing Race\u003c\/i\u003e with hints of Cathy Park Hong's hit essay collection, \u003ci\u003eMinor Feelings.\u003c\/i\u003e\" \u003ci\u003e--Oprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA dazzling mother-daughter adventure around the world in pursuit of self-discovery, a family reckoning, and Asian American defiance \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Chinese, the closest expression to \u003ci\u003eoh my god\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003ci\u003ewo de ma ya\u003c\/i\u003e. It's an interjection, a polite expletive, something to say when you're out of words. Translated literally, it means \u003ci\u003eoh my mother\u003c\/i\u003e--the instinctual first person you think of when you're on the cusp of losing it, or putting it all together. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn each essay of this hilarious, heartfelt, and pitch-perfectly honest memoir, journalist Connie Wang explores her complicated relationship to her stubborn and charismatic mother, Qing Li, through the \"oh my god\" moments in their travels together. From attending a Magic Mike strip show in Vegas to experimenting with edibles in Amsterdam to flip-flopping through Versailles, this iconic mother-daughter duo venture into the world to find their place in it, and sometimes rail against it--as well as against each other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere are hijinks, capers, and adventures. There is also tenderness, growth, and discovery. In telling these stories about the places they've gone and the things they've done, Wang reveals another story: the true story of two women who finally learned that once we are comfortable with the feeling of not belonging--once we can reject the need to belong to any place, community, census, designation, or nation--we can experience something almost like freedom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Connie Wang\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Viking\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/09\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593490921\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2023 pg. 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConnie Wang is a journalist, writer, and editor. Previously she led Refinery29's editorial team as executive editor, where she explored how race and status inform our culture and politics. She has won three Front Page Awards and has written for outlets including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. A graduate of UC Berkeley, she was born in Jinan, China, raised in Minnesota, and lives in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wang, Connie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43967659245796,"sku":"9780593490921","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/411GZjvjXOL_4a20c2b6-da8e-4212-bac0-bac092b685ae.jpg?v=1719481864","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/oh-my-mother-a-memoir-in-nine-adventures-wang-connie-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}