Someone to Cook For Mai Corland Phillips brings us into her

Phillips brings us into her childhood and family

An academic career can be a punishing pursuit

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a breaching whale knocked a hole in their boat and it sank beneath the waves

But why (and how) has Leah turned up now

Someone to Cook For Mai Corland Phillips brings us into herA light, humorous, amiably peopled, and tender novel about found families, the people who shape our lives, and the complexities of non traditional family ties. Yuko has had four different surnames and been brought up in several families. The parental figures in her life, despite not being related by blood, have always cared deeply for her. Through it all, pragmatic and resilient and Yuko has navigated lifes changes and its occasional conflicts without