The Bride Test / Helen Hoang / 296 pages

This is a light, humorous romance novel.  Esme Tran is a young mixed race Vietnamese woman working as a bathroom attendant at an upscale hotel in Ho Chi Minh City.  It is there that she meets Co Nga, a Vietnamese woman living in California who is in Viet Nam looking for a "mail order" bride for her son.  Co Nga convinces Esme to come to the United States to live with the son for the summer.  If the two are not married by the end of the summer, Esme will return home.  The son, Khai, is on the autism spectrum and has difficulty with feelings, emotions, and romantic relationships.  It is an uphill battle for Esme with ups and downs over the summer.