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A Living Remedy: A Memoir
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"Since I was a child, I've been able to wake myself up from dreams. But I find it's hard to leave dreams about my parents, even the nightmares. It's the only time I get to see their faces, hear their voices as I remember them."
A LIVING REMEDY (is):
a memoir that feels too close to home / had me tearing up in the first 2 pages / about vulnerability, transracial adoptee experience, marriage, parenting, illness, (unjust and exploitative) healthcare system, creative writing, COVID and grief / the most honest/raw look into Chung's insecurities, fears and dreams / offers glimpses into the racism and the helplessness when facing the inaccessible medical care / filled with her childhood memories and parents' story / sorrowful and devastating, it will break your heart / written with evocative prose, it's impossible not to navigate together with Chung through this roller coaster of emotions / made me have several break downs, when I wished to read it alone at a quiet night in order to process the numbness / weighty with despair and grief, and ending in hope / a memoir that motivates me to re-visit Chung's debut memoir 'All you can ever know' / ultimately, about the legacy that passes on.
If you need to read one memoir, read this one! A book to be treasured, A LIVING REMEDY is an all-time favorite.
[ I received an ARC from the publisher - Ecco books . All opinions are my own ]
A LIVING REMEDY (is):
a memoir that feels too close to home / had me tearing up in the first 2 pages / about vulnerability, transracial adoptee experience, marriage, parenting, illness, (unjust and exploitative) healthcare system, creative writing, COVID and grief / the most honest/raw look into Chung's insecurities, fears and dreams / offers glimpses into the racism and the helplessness when facing the inaccessible medical care / filled with her childhood memories and parents' story / sorrowful and devastating, it will break your heart / written with evocative prose, it's impossible not to navigate together with Chung through this roller coaster of emotions / made me have several break downs, when I wished to read it alone at a quiet night in order to process the numbness / weighty with despair and grief, and ending in hope / a memoir that motivates me to re-visit Chung's debut memoir 'All you can ever know' / ultimately, about the legacy that passes on.
If you need to read one memoir, read this one! A book to be treasured, A LIVING REMEDY is an all-time favorite.
[ I received an ARC from the publisher - Ecco books . All opinions are my own ]
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