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Nora Jo Fades Away: finding laughter and love in an Alzheimer’s memoir

I read Nora Jo Fades Away:  Confessions of a Caregiver several months after my mother died of Alzheimer’s, but I’m just now getting around to writing about it. I was shocked, shocked I tell you by the first few pages. … Continue reading

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The Gods of Heavenly Punishment: rare Japanese WWII perspectives

This is the novel I wish I could have written, and now I don’t have to think about it anymore. The reason I published Cherry Blossoms in Twilight is because there are almost no other narrative books that cover WWII … Continue reading

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Anchee Min’s “The Cooked Seed” immigrant memoir

Anchee Min came to St. Louis last week to talk about The Cooked Seed, a memoir of her immigration and life in the United States. It is a follow-up story to The Red Azalea, about her life during the Chinese … Continue reading

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