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From the musician behind the indie band Japanese Breakfast, comes a poignant memoir about family, food, loss and experiencing grief. Michelle Zauner previously wrote an essay of the same name for The New Yorker which went viral in 2018. Crying in H Mart chronicles Zauner's life after the news of her mother's cancer diagnosis as she shifts to the role of caregiver. Weaving in stories from her childhood as an Asian American and an honest look at the difficulties of forging a new identity after the
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Michelle Zauner has written a very special book, Crying in H Mart.
Note: For those of you who are not familiar with H Mart, it is an American grocery chain specializing in Asian foods and other goods. The stores are huge, with a mind-boggling array of items -- often at better prices than in "regular" supermarket chains.
I listened to it in one long sitting, because it rang so true to what I felt about the loss of my own mother (from breast cancer that returned and went to her liver). The trappings ...more
Note: For those of you who are not familiar with H Mart, it is an American grocery chain specializing in Asian foods and other goods. The stores are huge, with a mind-boggling array of items -- often at better prices than in "regular" supermarket chains.
I listened to it in one long sitting, because it rang so true to what I felt about the loss of my own mother (from breast cancer that returned and went to her liver). The trappings ...more
This is real grief.
I couldn’t have loved this more. I listened to the audiobook read by Michelle, and she has a beautiful voice to go with the beautiful story. Highly recommend!
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