Her Story: Exploring the Lives of Strong W
omen
Women have always shown strength in shaping their lives and the
world around them. In this book discussion group we read and talk about fi
ction and nonfiction that highlights the courage\, resilience and experien
ces of women past and present.
This month's book is Crying in
H Mart by Michelle Zauner. \;
In this exquisite story of fa
mily\, food\, grief\, and endurance\, Michelle Zauner proves herself far m
ore than a dazzling singer\, songwriter\, and guitarist. With humor and he
art\, she tells of growing up the only Asian-American kid at her school in
Eugene\, Oregon\; of struggling with her mother's particular\, high expec
tations of her\; of a painful adolescence\; of treasured months spent in h
er grandmother's tiny apartment in Seoul\, where she and her mother would
bond\, late at night\, over heaping plates of food. As she grew up\, movin
g to the east coast for college\, finding work in the restaurant industry\
, performing gigs with her fledgling band--and meeting the man who would b
ecome her husband--her Koreanness began to feel ever more distant\, even a
s she found the life she wanted to live. It was her mother's diagnosis of
terminal pancreatic cancer\, when Michelle was twenty-five\, that forced a
reckoning with her identity and brought her to reclaim the gifts of taste
\, language\, and history her mother had given her. Vivacious and plainspo
ken\, lyrical and honest\, Michelle Zauner's voice is as radiantly alive o
n the page as it is onstage. Rich with intimate anecdotes that will resona
te widely\, and complete with family photos\, Crying in H Mart is
a book to cherish\, share\, and reread.
Email \;dellerbrook@t scpl.org \;if you need help getting a copy of the book or have any oth er questions.
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