{"product_id":"solving-for-the-unknown-paperback","title":"Solving for the Unknown (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A sweet love story of self-discovery and mutual support”\n(\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e), this slice-of-life companion to \u003ci\u003eA Pho Love\nStory\u003c\/i\u003e follows two Vietnamese American students who find themselves at\na crossroads—between family expectations, personal identity, and relationships.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nTo his friends back home, Viet Ho is calm and collected and a lovable oddball\nwho nurses an obsession with forensic science. He’s relieved to escape to UC\nDavis and escape from being caught between his feuding bickering immigrant\nparents. But with the whirlwind of campus life and the weight of his depression\npressing in, Viet begins to wonder if he can truly outrun the version of\nhimself he left behind.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nEvie Mai is the classic overachiever: a junior biology major, model eldest\ndaughter, and girlfriend to a charming, well-connected future doctor. But while\nher résumé is flawless, her relationship is fraying—and she’s starting to\nquestion whether the future she’s worked so hard for is one she actually wants.\nHoping to reconnect, she and her boyfriend both join a student-run clinic, but\nthe experience reveals just how out of sync they’ve become.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhen an awkward accident throws Viet and Evie together, a friendship sparks\nover shared memories, late-night conversations, and quiet support neither of\nthem knew they needed. As their bond deepens, so does the pull between\nthem—challenging everything they thought they knew about love, family, and what\nit means to belong.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nA slow-burn romance that is tender and quietly powerful, \u003ci\u003eSolving for\nthe Unknown\u003c\/i\u003e is about stepping off the path you were told to follow—and\nfinding something unexpectedly beautiful in the process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eLoan Le is the author of \u003ci\u003eSolving for the\nUnknown \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Pho Love Story\u003c\/i\u003e, a YA rom-com that earned\npraise from NPR, \u003ci\u003ePopSugar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBon Appetit\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUSA\nTODAY\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBuzzFeed\u003c\/i\u003e. She published her YA speculative short\nstory in the anthology \u003ci\u003eFirsts \u0026amp; Lasts\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eLoan is also a senior editor at Atria Books, where she\nacquires genre-bending adult fiction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWhen she isn’t writing young adult novels, she’s making\nsourdough bread, trying to keep her plants alive, watching true crime\ndocumentaries, and working on her adult novel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PANSING DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44937822568655,"sku":"9781665917162","price":23.93,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_39b5d065-fbad-400b-a12f-16c6d61223bd.jpg?v=1774489170","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/solving-for-the-unknown-paperback","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}