{"product_id":"seeing-ghosts-kat-chow-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\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kat Chow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 153871633X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781538716335\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/21\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.26h x 5.60w x 1.07d","brand":"Kat Chow","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44069459165439,"sku":"9781538716335","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_78891382-b6ef-4b8b-aeeb-11612aac8ebc.jpg?v=1685424829","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/seeing-ghosts-kat-chow-9781538716335","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}