About
Maya Fleischmann is a freelance writer, book reviewer, and the author of Finding Ching Ha and If You Give a Mum a Minute. Her book reviews are published in book industry trade journals, such as Publishers Weekly, BookPage, and Audiofile Magazine. Her stories and articles have appeared in travel and cultural magazines and books, to include Peril Magazine and Chicken Soup for the Working Mom’s Soul.
Born and raised in Hong Kong, Maya has lived and traveled overseas extensively. She currently lives in Florida, where the turquoise waters and sunlit skies remind her of her childhood home in Hong Kong.
When Maya is not writing, reading, hosting writing groups with Pine Island Writers, or practicing QiGong, she is exploring Florida’s lush landscape and eclectic towns, and sampling new foods. You can read her book blog at A Novel Fiend.
Featured Work
Finding Ching Ha
Set in the 1970s, Finding Ching Ha is the fictional story of a young Chinese girl who is adopted out of her Chinese family by a Russian Jewish couple in Hong Kong. As Ching Ha grows up in Hong Kong, she learns to navigate the cultures and identities to which she both belongs, and doesn't belong. This is a novel about finding your identity within the obscurity of family, history, and heritage.
