{"product_id":"seeing-ghosts-a-memoir-9781538716335","title":"Seeing Ghosts: A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis \"graceful, captivating\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBook Review) story from a singular new talent paints a portrait of grief and the search for meaning as told through the prism of three generations of her Chinese American family--perfect for readers of Helen Macdonald and Elizabeth Alexander.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Kat Chow has always been unusually fixated on death. She worried constantly about her parents dying---especially her mother. A vivacious and mischievous woman, Kat's mother made a morbid joke that would haunt her for years to come: when she died, she'd like to be stuffed and displayed in Kat's future apartment in order to always watch over her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After her mother dies unexpectedly from cancer, Kat, her sisters, and their father are plunged into a debilitating, lonely grief. With a distinct voice that is wry and heartfelt, Kat weaves together a story of the fallout of grief that follows her extended family as they emigrate from China and Hong Kong to Cuba and America. \u003ci\u003eSeeing Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e asks what it means to reclaim and tell your family's story: Is writing an exorcism or is it its own form of preservation? The result is an extraordinary new contribution to the literature of the American family, and a provocative and transformative meditation on who we become facing loss. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e AN NPR BOOKS WE LOVE 2021 PICK * A \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e MUST-READ BOOK OF 2021 PICK * A \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003eNOTABLE BOOK OF 2021 * A \u003ci\u003eHARPER'S BAZAAR\u003c\/i\u003e BOOK YOU NEED TO READ IN 2021 * A\u003ci\u003e TOWN \u0026amp; COUNTRY\u003c\/i\u003eBEST BOOK OF 2021 PICK * A \u003ci\u003eFORTUNE\u003c\/i\u003e BEST BOOK OF 2021 PICK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKat Chow \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer and a journalist. She was previously a reporter at NPR, where she was a founding member of the Code Switch team. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, \u003c\/i\u003e and on Radiolab, among others. She's one of Pop Culture Happy Hour's fourth chairs. She's received a residency fellowship from the Millay Colony and was an inaugural recipient of the Yi Dae Up fellowship at the Jack Jones Literary Arts Retreat.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50648328995090,"sku":"9781538716335","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fcfea668-4375-45fc-a87e-0c9bfb6fc859.jpg?v=1733239798","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/seeing-ghosts-a-memoir-9781538716335","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}