Synopsis "Diary of a Single Asian Female: Dating Adventures in New York City (in English)"
A dark romantic comedy about a poor young Asian immigrant girl pursuing love and sex in New York City while dealing with the tiger mom from hell who urges her to find a husband. Candy worked hard to assimilate into American society, so she's surprised when one of her dates accuses her of not being an authentic Chinese girl. What is sweet and sour, and just a little bit salty? Asian candy. Candy Lin, age 25, a beautiful young immigrant Asian woman in New York City, lives in an Upper East Side mansion and pursues the glamorous life in New York City, and in the process, finds herself. Candy has a secret she's ashamed to reveal. She's addicted to Asian candy. She has dreams of becoming a writer someday, so she keeps a diary of funny and embarrassing things that happen to her and blogs on SingleinManhattan.com. Occasionally, we see flashbacks of her life when she was in high school and college, ages 17 to 24. Diary of a Single Asian Female is about Candy, a young and beautiful Asian woman in New York City who is on a fun-filled and often hilarious journey to search for Mr. Right, and in the process, finds herself. Candy tries her shot at love to find Mr. Right, whom she pictures to be a doctor, a lawyer or an alpha male Wall-Street guy. She goes on a series of blind dates with men interested in interracial relationships with Asian women but keeps her modesty by sticking to The Rules. What she doesn't know is that she's going to have to kiss a few frogs before she can find her prince. Candy's best friend, Lucy, a married hedonistic foodie fashionista, offers entertaining advice. When Candy has trouble paying her insurmountable student loans, Lucy suggests a simple solution: a sugar daddy. Will Candy agree to such a seemingly unromantic arrangement? Or will she continue to seek true love? Can she have it all? Written by an Asian female New Yorker who is fluent in both English and Mandarin Chinese, this book delivers comic gold with stories such as "My Mother Found My Jia Ji Ji [Fake Penis or Dildo]" and "The Podiatrist Love Slave with the Foot Fetish." Make no mistake about it: this is a book your Asian mama would not approve! It's hot and steamy, full of juicy details about sex, cheating, and shopping. The good parts are oh so satisfying, just like that jia ji ji in the top drawer. Fan mail for Diary of a Single Asian Female: "I absolutely love this! This is great-- I can totally relate as an Asian. WHEN IS YOUR BOOK COMING OUT I WILL BE THE FIRST TO ORDER IT ONLINE. I am going to bookmark this in case you update any more...thank you and have a beautiful day."(reader comment posted on Asiancandybook.blogspot.com.) "Super funny! Loved it!" "Your diary should be on the air! Your description is so interesting yet has great humor." "Comic gold!"About the Author: Candy Chan, the creator of SingleinManhattan.com, is an Asian-American New Yorker who grew up watching Sex and the City and wondering why there was not an Asian version of it on TV. Her friends constantly tell her she should do stand up comedy since her stories are really funny, but she prefers to tell her stories in writing. Thus, she wrote the book, Diary of a Single Asian Female, Dating Adventures in New York City. Candy immigrated to the United States as a young girl and has been going on dates with men in New York for a long time. She kept a diary for fun and therapy, and her book, Diary of An Asian Female, is a fictionalized version of that diary. What is true and what is fiction? You be the judge. Candy Chan lives in New York City and enjoys writing, eating, walking around and taking photos. For more information, visit Singleinmanhattan.com.Instagram @JustineCandyBooks
