Unwanted Attention

Sharp, hilarious, and full of surprises, Unwanted Attention proves addictive from page one. Nania Lee’s debut showcases her deft storytelling while serving up a rich, flavorful stew of delicious zingers and slow-burning questions when it comes to sisterhood, motherhood, and womanhood. I absolutely loved this book * Beck Dorey-Stein, author of Reese Book Club Pick Spectacular Things *
A banger of a debut. A hilarious, inventive, and at times heartbreaking tale of maternal and sisterly love. I slurped it right up * Rory Squire, author of Small Talk *
Nania Lee navigates the lingering regrets and messy absurdities of middle age with terrific precision and wit. Unwanted Attention is a sharp, wry yet tender tribute to how we survive our families, and how we love them * Kathy Wang, author of The Satisfaction Cafe *
Genuinely subversive… about sisterhood, motherhood, and womanhood. Henley and Ferris, sisters, seem like polar opposites. While Henley is chaotic, uninhibited, financially unstable, and ironically eager to become a mother, Ferris is disciplined, wealthy, married, and outwardly the perfect candidate for motherhood… One of the great pleasures of Unwanted Attention is simply how funny and enjoyable it is… a surprisingly tender and big-hearted novel about two sisters discovering that there may be no correct way to be a woman, build a family, or make a meaningful life * Weike Wang, author of Rental House *
A funny yet tender exploration of two very different sisters, each with their own set of expectations. Lee writes her characters’ interior worlds with deep affection and thought… sharp and insightful * Kirsten King, author of A Good Person *

Nania Lee holds an M.F.A. in Fiction from the University of Michigan, and has been awarded the Helen Zell Post-Graduate Fellowship and the 2022 Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award in Fiction. When not writing, she works as a pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist in Columbus, Ohio. Unwanted Attention is her first novel.

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