Author Susan de la Vergne recently published “Speaking English with My Father,” an ebook about the contemporary experience of a young immigrant in Los Angeles.

It tells the story of 27-year-old Eun Pahk, who moves from Seoul to Los Angeles to work and live with her father. She is hoping to get close to him after years of distance before it’s too late.

In Los Angeles, she navigates the corporate workplace, makes friends, discovers devious co-workers, finds romance and struggles with the complications of being the boss’s daughter, all the while getting to know the father she’d almost given up on.

“I wanted to write something that advanced ESL students could enjoy and others new to L.A. could relate to,” de la Vergne said. “There’s nothing on the market in this genre. It’s kind of women’s lit meets international cross-culture.”

The book is available by visiting smashwords.com and from other ebook retailers including Apple iBooks, Barnes and Noble and Kobo.