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Jul 15, 2021 · Lily Chu, Phillipa Soo (Narrator) 3.85. 29,895 ratings4,167 reviews. Listening time: 10 hours and 55 minutes. Gracie Reed is doing just fine. Sure, she was fired by her overly “friendly” boss, and yes she still hasn’t gotten her mother into the nursing home of their dreams, but she’s healthy, she’s (somewhat) happy, and she’s ...
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Gracie will have to be escorted by Sam, the most attractive—and infuriating—man Gracie’s ever met. If it means getting the money she needs for her mother, Gracie’s in. Soon Gracie moves into a world of luxury she never knew existed. But resisting Sam, and playing the role of an elegant movie star, proves more difficult than she ever ...
May 3, 2022 · Lily Chu loves ordering the second-cheapest wine, wearing perfume all the time, and staying up far too late with a good book. She writes romantic comedies with strong Asian characters and The Stand-In is her rom-com debut. Lily lives in Toronto with her family, which includes two almost toothless cats.
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- From Paranormal to Rom-Com
- Representation Matters
- Landing An Acclaimed Actor For The Audiobook
- Romance Meets Real Life
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"I had initially started out writing in the paranormal genre, which means there's a lot of world-building above and beyond where it's set or other details — you have to figure out the magic and other speculative elements. "But when it came to rom-com, in setting it in contemporary Toronto, everything was all right there — the world-building was rea...
"I'm biracial, and when I was growing up, there just wasn't anything I could look to where I could see myself — I never saw those books in my small hometown library. And then as I got older, I had access to bigger cities and more books and things started to slowly change in publishing. "It's still not that great — but we're seeing so much more dive...
"[Audiobook publisher] Audible raised the idea of Phillipa Soo doing the audiobook, but they make it clear that there are no promises. So I said sure, but I was thinking there was no way it would happen. And then I got an email from my editor saying Philippa was on board, and I think I screamed through the phone. It was like, 'Did this just happen?...
"It wasn't an option for me not to touch on heavier issues even within the context of a rom-com. When we fall in love in real life, it's not like the rest of our life shuts down and you only focus on this new person in your life. You've still got to go to work with your handsy boss; you still have to help your mom who's got dementia; you still have...
"I've had some people write to me about reading the book, and that's always really special — like when someone takes time out of their day to say, 'Hey, I was having a tough time, and then the time I spent with your book just really got me through that week.' I hope my book can be a good distraction, whatever you're going through. That's really why...
I love that MFL chose her own career path and was able to do what she love. I always the supportive main leads and in this story there were supportive friends who had each other’s back. I love the overall story- all the twists and events. Thank you, Lily Chu for this beautiful read. This is my first book of this author and it was quite good.
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- July 15, 2021
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May 12, 2022 · The Stand-In is about Gracie Reed, a biracial Chinese-Canadian who loses her job and agrees, albeit reluctantly, to impersonate her doppelganger, Chinese movie star Wei Fangli, at events. She needs the money to move her mother to a better and more culturally sensitive long-term care home. Gracie also finds to her dismay that being partnered by ...
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an honest review of the stand in, an audible original now being published as a book, by lily chu.
