Synopsis
<P>Eighteen-year-old Johnny Wong's dead-end life consists of delivering Chinese food and holding his chaotic family together in Toronto. When his sweet but treacherous Auntie, the mahjong queen, calls in their family debt, he fears the family will lose the Red Pagoda restaurant and break apart. </P><P>Invoking the spirit of Bruce Lee and in cahoots with his stoner friend Barry, Johnny tries to save his family by taking up a life of crime delivering weed with a side of egg rolls. He chases his first love, but his hands are already full with his emotionally distant mother, his dream-crushing father, and his reckless, sardonic little sister. </P><P>As he fights to stay ahead of his Auntie, sordid family secrets unfold. With lives on the line, the only way out is an epic mahjong battle. While Johnny is on a mission to figure out who he is and what he wants, he must learn that help can come from within and that our heroes are closer than we think.</P><P>Dripping with 1970s nostalgia, <I>Johnny Delivers</I> is a gritty and humorous standalone sequel to the much-loved and award-winning <I>Letters From Johnny</I>.</P>
Best Books of the Year 2024 at The Miramichi Reader and recommended by The Globe and Mail, CBC Books, and 49thShelf.
About the Author
Wayne Ng was born in Anishinaabe land in what is commonly known as downtown Toronto to Chinese immigrants who fed him a steady diet of bitter melon and kung fu movies. Ng is a social worker who lives to write, travel, eat, and play, preferably all at the same time. He is an award-winning author and traveller who continues to push his boundaries from the Arctic to the Antarctic. He lives in Ottawa with his wife and goldfish.
Ng is the author of THE FAMILY CODE, finalist for the Ottawa Book Award and the Guernica Prize; LETTERS FROM JOHNNY, winner of the Crime Writers of Canada Award for Best Crime Novella and finalist for the Ottawa Book Award; and JOHNNY DELIVERS.
Connect with Ng on social media and at waynengwrites dot com.
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