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Days of distraction : a novel

Chang, Alexandra, 1988-2020
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The plan is to leave. As for how, when, to where, and even why--she doesn't know yet. So begins a journey for the twenty-four-year-old narrator of Days of Distraction. As a staff writer at a prestigious tech publication, she reports on the achievements of smug Silicon Valley billionaires and start-up bros while her own request for a raise gets bumped from manager to manager. When her long-time boyfriend, J, decides to move to a quiet upstate New York town for grad school, she sees an excuse to cut and run. Moving is meant to be a grand gesture of her commitment to J and a way to reshape her sense of self. But in the process, she finds herself facing misgivings about her role in an interracial relationship. Captivated by the stories of her ancestors and other Asian Americans in history, she must confront a question at the core of her identity: How do you exist in a society that does not notice or understand you? -inside cover.
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Edition:
First edition.
Imprint:
New York : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2020]©2020
Collation:
312 pages ; 22 cm.
ISBN:
9780062951809 (hardback)0062951807 (hardback)
Dewey class:
813.6
Language:
English
BRN:
369074
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
Beaumaris LibraryAdult Fiction - GeneralCHANAvailable
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