Unwanted Attention
A Novel
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Nania Lee
One mother who cannot believe they’re both living under her roof again.
“A very smart, very funny novel"—Annie Hartnett
Henley is forty-something, thrice-divorced, unemployed, and desperate to become a mother. Back in her childhood home in suburban Detroit, she stumbles into unlikely success online when her provocative noodle-eating videos go viral, bringing her the money she needs to adopt a baby and exactly the kind of attention that could make it impossible.
Ferris, Henley’s younger sister, has done everything right: She’s an oncologist with a successful husband and the life their mother always wanted for her. But after years of grueling, unsuccessful fertility treatments, one decision sends her marriage into freefall—and Ferris home to Mama, too.
Despite having grown apart since their childhood, when a long-buried family secret surfaces, the sisters must work together to reckon with the complicated truth of their shared history and what it means for their family’s future.
Irrepressibly funny, tender, and alive, Unwanted Attention is a wholly original novel about failure and reinvention, mothers and daughters, cultural inheritance, and the people who drive us crazy because they know us best.
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Critics' reviews
“A surprisingly tender and big-hearted novel about two sisters discovering that there may be no correct way to be a woman, build a family, or make a meaningful life. A fun, thought-provoking read.”—Weike Wang, author of Rental House
“A very smart, very funny novel about sisters, family expectations, marriage, children, the ways we attempt to mold our own lives and the mysterious ways our lives are molded for us. An absorbing, clever, all-around great book.”—Annie Hartnett, bestselling author of The Road to Tender Hearts
“Sharp, hilarious, and full of surprises, Unwanted Attention proves addictive from page one. Nania Lee’s debut showcases her deft storytelling while serving up a rich, flavorful stew of delicious zingers and slow-burning questions when it comes to sisterhood, motherhood, and womanhood. I absolutely loved this book.”—Beck Dorey-Stein, author of Spectacular Things
“A funny yet tender exploration of two very different sisters, each with their own set of expectations. Lee writes her characters’ interior worlds with deep affection and thought. I was fully absorbed by this sharp and insightful novel.”—Kirsten King, author of A Good Person
“Nania Lee navigates the lingering regrets and messy absurdities of middle age with terrific precision and wit. Unwanted Attention is a sharp, wry yet tender tribute to how we survive our families, and how we love them.”—Kathy Wang, author of The Satisfaction Cafe
“A very smart, very funny novel about sisters, family expectations, marriage, children, the ways we attempt to mold our own lives and the mysterious ways our lives are molded for us. An absorbing, clever, all-around great book.”—Annie Hartnett, bestselling author of The Road to Tender Hearts
“Sharp, hilarious, and full of surprises, Unwanted Attention proves addictive from page one. Nania Lee’s debut showcases her deft storytelling while serving up a rich, flavorful stew of delicious zingers and slow-burning questions when it comes to sisterhood, motherhood, and womanhood. I absolutely loved this book.”—Beck Dorey-Stein, author of Spectacular Things
“A funny yet tender exploration of two very different sisters, each with their own set of expectations. Lee writes her characters’ interior worlds with deep affection and thought. I was fully absorbed by this sharp and insightful novel.”—Kirsten King, author of A Good Person
“Nania Lee navigates the lingering regrets and messy absurdities of middle age with terrific precision and wit. Unwanted Attention is a sharp, wry yet tender tribute to how we survive our families, and how we love them.”—Kathy Wang, author of The Satisfaction Cafe
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