And she - Kathleen thinks of it as, like, Marissa 2.0 in that she's drinking green juice and running up hills and rock climbing. XIE: And her mom is completely unrecognizable. ![]() And now she finds herself sort of at the inverse of the usual wedding narrative where she's preparing for her mom's wedding. The relationship that she was in has broken apart. And there's been a huge rupture in that she's flailing from her academic track. And Kathleen has gone away and now come home, and she's at a crossroads in her life. When Kathleen was growing up, Marissa really leaned on her for emotional support as her own marriage was falling apart. ![]() XIE: So Kathleen and Marissa have had a fraught relationship. You open the book with the two of them in a bridal boutique because Marissa, the mom, has just gotten engaged. So she moves home, moves back in with her mom to find someone she barely recognizes. It's called "Holding Pattern." It's the story of Kathleen Cheng, who has just been dumped by her boyfriend. Well, a new novel takes that familiar story and turns it on its head. ![]() It's a familiar story - a young adult flailing as they attempt to navigate adult life decides to move home back to the safety of the parental nest.
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