Shruti and Neha read and cry about Crying in H Mart, a memoir by Michelle Zauner, best known as singer and songwriter for Japanese Breakfast. We talk about the mother-daughter relationship, family dynamics in an Asian household, and the importance of food as an expression of love.
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Links:
Crying in H Mart: essay by Michelle Zauner first published in the New Yorker
Choosing Forgiveness: essay by Michelle Zauner published in Harpers Bazaar
Shelf discovery:
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
Shruti - The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy; and Paula by Isabel Allende
Neha - Know My Name by Chanel Miller
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