Last Tang Standing

　　勞倫霍(Lauren Ho)幽默風趣的開場，聊得是令單身男女聞之色變的中國新年。尤其是處在富貴人家的，年過三十的未婚女子。安德莉亞(Andrea Tang)作為家族內最後一位未婚女性，她被迫不斷接受過多的關切，如喪考妣，無臉見江東父老般的質問，屢屢而來，綿綿不斷。於是她逃離家庭，將生活重心放在事業。努力在新加坡的律師事務所中，堅強過活，也順道尋覓門當戶對的對象。

　　宛如《瘋狂亞洲富豪》的家庭遇上《BJ單身日記》的書寫風格，爆笑百出。描述單身女子在交友軟體上的歷險、夜生活的紙醉金迷，安德莉亞損友們的鬼點子，更令人印象深刻。當她遇到年輕創業家艾瑞克‧鄧的時候，安德莉亞開始思考，是否該為了長輩們口中的「門當戶對」而試著交往呢？偏偏她的辦公室死對頭蘇瑞許，在這時一直搗亂她的計畫…

　　勞倫霍風趣的描述一場無止盡的慾望拔河，究竟取悅他人容易，還是滿足自己開心？

　　(文／博客來編譯)

　　Crazy Rich Asians meets Bridget Jones’s Diary in this funny and irresistible debut novel about the pursuit of happiness, surviving one’s thirties intact, and opening oneself up to love.

　　At 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?

Having turned her back on the legal world, Lauren Ho worked in the humanitarian sector for several years before she realized that she was the one who really needed help. After she got the news that Last Tang Standing would be published, she promptly went on an unpaid sabbatical, to the deep chagrin of her mother and every Asian friend she had. Ho currently divides her time between Singapore, Malaysia, and France, ostensibly working on her next novel. Last Tang Standing is not based on her mother. At all. Seriously.