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Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

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In observance of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month history month, we will read Michelle Zauner's unflinching and powerful memoir about growing up Korean American, losing her mother, and forging her own identity. 

Our book for May is Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner. The author whose mother is Korean and father is Jewish-American, is the multitalented singer-songwriter and lead vocalist of the Indie band Japanese Breakfast, as well as the author of the viral 2018 New Yorker essay that shares the title of this book ( Crying in H Mart article in August 2018 edition of The New Yorker)  The book has won wide acclaim. Here is what some are saying about it:

"I read Crying in H Mart with my heart in my throat. In this beautifully written memoir, Michelle Zauner has created a gripping, sensuous portrait of an indelible mother-daughter bond that hits all the notes: love, friction, loyalty, grief. All mothers and daughters will recognize themselves—and each other—in these pages." - Dani Shapiro, author of Inheritance

"Crying in H Mart is a wonder: A beautiful, deeply moving coming-of-age story about mothers and daughters, love and grief, food and identity. It blew me away, even as it broke my heart." – Adrienne Brodeur, author of Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, and Me

"Vivacious and plainspoken, lyrical and honest, Zauner's voice is as radiantly alive on the page as it is onstage. Rich with intimate anecdotes that will resonate widely, and complete with family photos, Crying in H Mart is a book to cherish, share, and reread." 

Copies will be available on display at the Orange branch library. I have reserved several copies, so if you need a copy of the book email jkelch@delawarelibrary.org

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