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About moonbridgebooks

Co-author of Cherry Blossoms in Twilight, a WWII Japan memoir of her mother's childhood; author of Poems That Come to Mind, for caregivers of dementia patients; Co-author/Editor of Battlefield Doc, a medic's memoir of combat duty during the Korean War; life writing enthusiast; loves history and culture, poetry, and cats

An almost-memoir immigrant story, Girl in Translation

Posted on October 30, 2011 by moonbridgebooks

Jean Kwok was in St. Louis the other day to talk about her bestselling debut novel, Girl in Translation, recently released in paperback. In a personable style peppered with humor, she presented the true story behind the book, which is … Continue reading →

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A Domestic Violence Memoir: For Worse Never Better

Posted on October 23, 2011 by moonbridgebooks

Penelope vanBuskirk knows what it’s like to run for her life. She suffered both verbal andphysical abuse at the hands of her husband for nearly eighteen years. I justfinished reading her memoir, For Worse Never Better, appropriate for Octoberwhich is … Continue reading →

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A Study for Memoir Writers: Night by Elie Wiesel should have been darker

Posted on October 16, 2011 by moonbridgebooks

Finally, I have read Elie Wiesel’s famous memoir Night, his harrowing story of survival through several WWII Nazi concentration camps. How interesting that no publisher wanted the 245-page memoir (originally titled And the World Remained Silent) because it was too … Continue reading →

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