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	Mohrbooks Literary Agency Sebastian Ritscher
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English

LAST TANG STANDING

Lauren Ho

Crazy Rich Asians meets Bridget Jones in this laugh-out-loud funny and irresistible novel about the pursuit of love and surviving one's thirties intact.

Andrea Tang, 33, seems to have it all: an enviable job as a lawyer at one of Singapore's most esteemed firms, a swanky apartment, and great friends. According to her mother and her Auntie that leaves just one thing missing: a husband. Andrea realizes: she's the Last Tang Standing. We follow her through bad dates, questionable decisions, friendship drama, career competition, and intense familial pressure. It reminds readers that the road to happiness might be unpredictable, but there's always room to enjoy the ride.

Lauren works for Doctors Without Borders in Singapore where she also lives with her husband and daughter. Her novel is not based on her mother. At all. Seriously.

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Book Published 2020-06-09 by Putnam

Comments

The combination of an appealing lead, a glamorous setting, and relatable, funny portrayals of relationships and workplace politics make this debut one of the must-read escapist pleasures of the summer. Fans of Kevin Kwan's Crazy Rich Asians and Sally Thorne's The Hating Game will be dazzled. Read more...

Witty.... Ho's cute, quippy love story is sure to captivate rom-com fans. Read more...

This book is an absolute delight. Andrea Tang is the protagonist that we all need to remind us of the complications of navigating our thirties. Lauren Ho's fresh voice brings humour and heart to the glittering, fast-paced landscape of Singapore.

A hilarious transcontinental romp filled with characters that crackle off the page. Lauren Ho's incisive, sharp voice lays bare one of the central questions in many professional women's lives - is everything we give up to live a 'good life' worth it?

Both joyfully entertaining and socially perceptive, Lauren Ho's debut is a vivid read on dating, work and family in Singapore through the lens of a brutally honest protagonist of gold. I loved it.

Last Tang Standing is hilarious, even though it deals with serious topics such as family, romantic relations and how women maintain our work-life balance. It is rare to find a funny and witty Asian female author and for that I truly appreciate Lauren Ho's ability to write against the image of Asian women as being submissive, obedient and dependent on men. But Last Tang Standing is not just a novel about Asian women, it is a universal story about women everywhere as we fight for our personal happiness, love and respect.

A smart and witty depiction of navigating the world of dating, coupled with the messy (but amusing) dynamics of family life.

Charming and witty... It's a good match for fans of The Hating Game, Crazy Rich Asians, and young professional women who feel at a crossroads. Read more...

Your new favorite singleton is here and her name is Andrea Tang! Lauren Ho's irresistible Last Tang Standing sparkles with that perfect match of hilarity and heart on every page. Smart, successful, driven lawyer-on-the-partner-track Andrea is the most endearing of heroines: trying to be a boss in her love life as she stumbles--uproariously!--through Singapore's dating world in search of Mr. Right. You'll fall in love with this warm, witty and winning tale of a woman learning to follow her heart--not her head--for the first time in her life!

Andrea is a relatable, laugh-out-loud protagonist, a high achiever who also gives in to her weaker instincts on occasion. Last Tang Standing is a near-perfect blend of Crazy Rich Asians and Bridget Jones's Diary, yet it still feels wholly original. Read more...

Joyful, exuberant and very funny. An absolute treat.

The funniest rom-com I've read in a very long time... The writing is so slick, the characters are so real, the pacing is so perfect! Andrea stole my heart.

Last Tang Standing is a fun, funny, addictive adventure starring a loveable heroine with impeccable taste in handbags (if not men). Relatable and romantic, Andrea Tang will have you nodding along and shaking your head in equal measure as she tries to balance friends, family, romance and her career. A perfect summer page-turner from Lauren Ho, I loved it.

A lush portrayal of Singapore life filled with vibrant characters and a lovable leading lady readers will root for. Read more...

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