Welcome to the Camy and Sally Show
March 26, 2008
I’m coming out of hibernation (for reasons to be explained soon, I hope) for Camy Tang’s newest release Only Uni. I’ll get to the review in a minute, but first Camy was kind enough to answer some questions for me. It’s always fun to see how much (or little) you have in common with someone else so here goes.
Question 1: What was your best vacation?
Camy — Mine was a trip up north to Mendocino county for our first anniversary–we stayed at this delectable bed and breakfast with an oceanside view and a terrific restaurant, and we went wine tasting.
Sally — My husband and I took a trip to Denver about 6 months before our first child was born. We toured the whole area from Estes Park in the north down to the Royal Gorge and everything in between. I went horseback riding through the Garden of the Gods, took the train to the top of Pikes Peak (amazing), and freaked out at signs that read, “Beware of rattlers” at the Flying W Ranch. There were no rattler sightings so it was a good trip.
Question 2: What’s your favorite childhood book?
Camy — Mine was A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Something about Sara Crewe’s troubles and how she overcame them always made me feel so good.
Sally — I still love Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books, and I’m slowly reading them now to my daughter. My favorite one is The Longest Winter. I think I’d read it a couple times before I realized how serious their situation was. Yikes.
Question 3: What was the last movie you watched?
Camy — I saw Northanger Abbey (the Masterpiece movie that aired a few weeks ago, I saw it again on Tivo),but the last movie I saw with my husband was Zodiac, about the San Francisco Bay Area serial killer WHO WAS NEVER CAUGHT. Woooooooo
Sally — Good thing you don’t live anywhere near San — oh. Hmm.
The last movie I saw was Pride and Prejudice. Ironically, the movie I watched before that was also Pride & Prejudice, the 1995 version. I had to compare the two to see which one was better, and I shocked myself by preferring the 1995 BBC A&E version. Wonderfully done, much truer to the book, and allowed character emotions to fully develop.
Question 4: If you could eat only one more candy bar, what would it be?
Camy — I’d eat a Twix bar.
Sally — I so should not eat another candy bar. Ever. Really. Chocolate and I — not good.
Question 5: What are you reading right now?
Camy — I just finished PETTICOAT RANCH by Mary Connealy and I just started MISS MATCH by Erynn Mangum.
Sally — I’m working on BETRAYED by Jeanette Windle. It’s a big thick book, but it’s been good so far. In fact, I’ll be reviewing it before the week’s out.
And now for the book.
Flirty biologist Trish Sakai has alienated her best friends and her family because of her wild behavior with her artist ex-boyfriend, Kazuo. Then she finds her father kissing another woman, and her mom suffers a heart attack. Convinced God is punishing her for her sexual promiscuity, Trish comes up with three rules from First and Second Corinthians: 1) Stop looking at guys, 2) Only date Christians, and 3) Persevere in hardship by relying on God. If she follows them, God will restore her life to the way it was before her mistakes. If she can somehow regain her chastity, she won’t feel as dirty and unworthy as she does now. They’re only three rules. How hard can it be?
Handsome Spenser finds himself attracted to his coworker Trish, but his dinner invitation gets slammed down with a lame excuse about Corinthians and rules. That cools his ardor pretty quick. But then Spenser discover that his old enemy Kazuo needs Trish as the “muse” for his unfinished masterpiece painting due in a few months for a gallery show. Kazuo pursues Trish with everything he’s got, but Spenser decides to throw a wrench in Kazuo’s plans by pretending to pursue Trish himself.
Trish is going nuts trying to stand firm against two hunky guys. Her three simple rules aren’t so simple anymore . . .
Sally Says: Again, Camy Tang pulls out a fun yet surprising book. Her first book, Sushi for One?, started out with comedy, and so does Only Uni. Yes, there’s seriousness to Trish’s problems, but there’s a good deal included that makes you laugh.
And then suddenly you find yourself facing ginormously major decisions, problems, and issues that make you think and feel for the characters. Camy really has a way of taking what at first glance appears to be light, escapist fiction and turning it into some pretty deep thinking.
Only Uni is a fun story that has a satisfying ending. And don’t you all just love that cover? It’s amazing.
You can find Camy daily on her blog Camy’s Loft. If you’d like more information about the book, check out all the reviews listed here.
Thanks for stopping by, Camy. And lock those doors and windows tonight, okay?
Comments
3 Responses to “Welcome to the Camy and Sally Show”
Thanks for having me here, Sally!
Camy
What a cute interview!!!
Hi Sally!
I enjoyed the visit to your blog and learned a lot!
Love,
‘Julie