Pre-order yours now 📥 Taiwanese-Canadian writer Amanda Sung’s debut novel, How to Break a Girl, originated from her master’s thesis, initially written as a memoir and now reimagined as fiction that follows three Asian Canadian immigrant women: Elizabeth, Aurora, and Lily. Born in Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, the trio’s lives embody the multicultural fabric of Vancouver, where the author grew up as a ‘satellite child’ without parents. Each character carries part of her own life, weaving a collective narrative that’s both intimate and relatable.