Everything you need to understand or teach Holding Pattern by Jenny Xie.
In Jenny Xie's novel Holding Pattern, main character Kathleen Cheng moves home to Oakland, California after her boyfriend Oren breaks up with her. Helping her mother Marissa prepare for her wedding to a wealthy, young entrepreneur, however, only aggravates Kathleen's unstable sense of self. Over the course of her time living back home, Kathleen is gradually compelled into confrontation with her past and herself. Written from Kathleen's first person point of view, the novel explores themes including identity, intimacy, and grief.
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