Hi Ladies,

Our next book- for February is "Crying in H Mart" by Kristen Miller. The synopsis is copied below. For anyone new to this book club- you are NOT required to read the books; however, we do read and discuss the books- and any other topics that spin off from those discussions. Still optional to read them. Given our snacks seem to rarely get eaten or only a nibble, you are always welcome to bring a small snack or drink to share, but please do not feel obligated to do so.

SYNOPSIS "In this exquisite story of family, food, grief, and endurance, Michelle Zauner proves herself far more than a dazzling singer, songwriter, and guitarist. With humor and heart, she tells of growing up one of the few Asian American kids at her school in Eugene, Oregon; of struggling with her mother's particular, high expectations of her; of a painful adolescence; of treasured months spent in her grandmother's tiny apartment in Seoul, where she and her mother would bond, late at night, over heaping plates of food. As she grew up, moving to the East Coast for college, finding work in the restaurant industry, and performing gigs with her fledgling band--and meeting the man who would become her husband--her Koreanness began to feel ever more distant, even as she found the life she wanted to live. It was her mother's diagnosis of terminal cancer, when Michelle was twenty-five, that forced a reckoning with her identity and brought her to reclaim the gifts of taste, language, and history her mother had given her."

Looking forward to seeing everyone and happy reading! Tracey