This is a sad novel, about two sisters who, in childhood, stumbled upon a family secret, then, decades later, one sets out to uncover the facts surrounding it. The book is written in two timelines (the 1930s and 1970s), and it’s not immediately obvious how they will come together. It’s also about found family, knowing…
Tag: Mothers
Book Review: Wild Dark Shore, by Charlotte McConaghy
When my husband entered the room and saw me quietly sobbing, I held up my (library copy) of Wild Dark Shore as the reason. Some authors are famous for “tearjerker” novels, and those rarely get me – I don’t like to feel manipulated into crying when reading a book. We watched some palate cleanser television,…
Book Review: Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
Michelle Zauner lost her mother to cancer (the blurb says it was pancreatic, but in the book she clarifies that this ended up being an incorrect diagnosis), and this memoir came out of her experience, not only of seeing her mother through to the other side, but her conflicted feelings about her culture (she’s mixed…