BookTalk: Lauren Ho | Peatixtag:peatix.com,2011:12022-09-26T18:00:57+08:00PeatixepigrambooksBookTalk: Lauren Hotag:peatix.com,2022:event-33310592022-08-27T17:00:00SGT2022-08-27T17:00:00SGTBookTalk: Lauren Ho
Date and Time: 27 August, 5pm - 6pmAddress: Epigram Coffee Bookshop @ Singapore Art Museum, 39 Keppel Road #01-02, Tanjong Pagar Distripark S089065BookTalk is a series of ongoing conversations happening at the Epigram Coffee Bookshop! 💬Who cares about Prince Charming? Who cares about being a damsel in distress waiting to be rescued? Who cares about going through the traditional date-marry-children route anymore? Lauren Ho doesn’t. Author of the novels Last Tang Standing and Lucie Yi Is Not A Romantic, is rewriting romance her way. Join Lauren as she shares why she writes rom-com dramadies, how her writing appeals to a global audience, and how her first novel became a huge success during the pandemic.About Last Tang StandingAt thirty-three, Andrea Tang is living the dream: She has a successful career as a lawyer, a posh condo, and a clutch of fun-loving friends who are always in the know about Singapore's hottest clubs. All she has to do is make law partner, and her life will be perfect. And if she's about to become the lone unmarried member of her generation in the Tang clan--a disappointment her meddling Chinese-Malaysian family won't let her forget--well, she doesn't need a man to complete her.Yet when a chance encounter with charming, wealthy entrepreneur Eric Deng offers her a glimpse of an exciting, limitless future, Andrea decides to give Mr. Right-for-her-family a chance. Too bad Suresh Aditparan, her office rival and the last man her family would approve of, keeps throwing a wrench in her plans. Now Andrea can't help but wonder: In the endless tug-of-war between pleasing others and pleasing herself, is there room for everyone to win?About Lucie Yi Is Not A RomanticManagement consultant Lucie Yi is done waiting for Mr. Right. After a harrowing breakup foiled her plans for children—and drove her to a meltdown in a Tribeca baby store—she’s ready to take matters into her own hands. She signs up for an elective co-parenting website to find a suitable partner with whom to procreate—as platonic as family planning can be. Collin Read checks all of Lucie’s boxes; he shares a similar cultural background, he’s honest, and most important, he’s ready to become a father. When they match, it doesn’t take long for Lucie to take a leap of faith for her future. So what if her conservative family might not approve? When Lucie becomes pregnant, the pair return to Singapore and, sure enough, her parents refuse to look on the bright side. Even more complicated, Lucie’s ex-fiancé reappears, sparking unresolved feelings and compounding work pressures and the baffling ways her body is changing. Suddenly her straightforward arrangement is falling apart before her very eyes, and Lucie will have to decide how to juggle the demands of the people she loves while pursuing the life she really wants.About the AuthorLauren Ho is a reformed legal counsel who writes funny stories. Hailing from Malaysia, she lived in the United Kingdom, France, and Luxembourg before moving with her family to Singapore, where she is ostensibly working on her next novel.Admission is free with registration. Limited spots are available.For more information and questions, feel free to contact marketing@epigram.sg.