Coffee And Kung Fu - Softcover
Twenty-six-year-old Nicci Bradford seeks refuge from the trials and tribulations of her personal and professional life with Kung Fu movies, drawing on their timeless wisdom and example to come up with her own unique philosophy of life.
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Karen Brichoux was raised in the Far East, the daughter of missionary parents, and now lives in the very center of the country, in Lawrence, Kansas, with her husband. Like her heroine, she enjoys watching Jackie Chan movies.
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It's a convention of the "single girl in the city" novel that the heroine be charmingly self-deprecating and the overall tone light and optimistic. Brichoux seems to be asking if a novel in this genre can succeed when these conventions aren't observed. Her heroine, Nicci Bradford, is a lonely, Kung Fu-obsessed copywriter for a Boston ad agency, working from paycheck to paycheck and dreaming of life in Hong Kong. Her only friend turns against her after her husband hits on Nicci at a party, and her family lives hundreds of miles away. She may have a kindred spirit in Ethan, who works at the neighborhood coffee shop, but before she can find out, she's swept off her feet by Rob, a wealthy and handsome sailboat dealer. Will she stay with the debonair Rob or pursue the sensitive Ethan? Will she remain in Boston or follow her dreams and move East? The plot frequently veers into melodrama, and the Kung Fu movie allusions seem gimmicky. Still, this novel is a refreshing take on an increasingly crowded genre. Meredith Parets
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- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0451209028
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