{"product_id":"welcome-to-sunny-town","title":"Welcome to Sunny Town","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThéodora Armstrong\u003c\/h2\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this striking debut novel, a young artist rashly moves overseas to teach ESL and to find herself, and gets more – and less – than she bargained for.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eFeeling like her life is falling apart, a young artist named Maggie follows a classmate abroad, with a goal to reinvent herself. In Japan, she is welcomed by a community of irresistibly compelling expats, and quickly becomes enmeshed in their circle of friendships and dramas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eDespite having no real qualifications, Maggie easily gets a job teaching English at Language Love Academy. There she meets Keiko, an overenthusiastic, middle-aged student who challenges Maggie’s often-faltering efforts. When Keiko offers to teach Maggie Japanese, Maggie gets a glimpse of a different side of the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eDid Maggie and her new friends come to Japan to find themselves – or to disappear? Are their friendships and relationships real, or just another illusion? Maggie can’t tell whether she is sinking deeper into her hapless life overseas or gaining a foothold on a real future for herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWelcome to Sunny Town\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting debut novel that cracks open a popular rite of passage and the worldwide ESL industry. Bringing to mind the work of Ottessa Moshfegh, Sally Rooney, Naoise Dolan, and Melissa Broder, Théodora Armstrong paints a deft portrait of twentysomethings at the turn of the twenty-first century, yearning for identity, connection, and the courage to begin again.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UTP","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":51779225813278,"sku":"9781997534112","price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/3584\/9246\/files\/9781997534112.jpg?v=1777040701","url":"https:\/\/www.cedarcanoebooks.com\/products\/welcome-to-sunny-town","provider":"Cedar Canoe Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}