Description
San Francisco attorney Cecily Chang is ready to tackle the New Year head on, so she creates a list of resolutions guaranteed to reboot her life—right after her dutiful visit home to Sunset Park, Brooklyn, for the Lunar New Year. Cecily prepares to face her critical, meddling mother, nosy relatives, and the chaos and drama family togetherness brings. At least the food will be delicious. This holiday, Cecily vows to remain calm—as long as she doesn’t see him.
Jeffrey Lee deeply regrets how he ended things with Cecily ten years ago, but he felt it was best for her at the time. When he runs into her again during the New Year, he sees it as a sign. Now a successful screenwriter, Jeffrey is determined to win back Cecily’s heart.
Julio Bergnaum @schiller.zelda_575
June 3, 2023
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I read The Year of Cecily while I was on vacation in Hawaii and it was the perfect beach read. Cecily and Jeffrey were great characters, although I confess to occasionally wanting to shake their respective mothers. However, I learned that type of mom behavior is a cultural phenomenon and the love for their kids shined through even if Jeffrey and Cecily often didn't see it until later. Cecily had a great arc and so did Jeffrey, although his was more subtle.