Not much can be said by to express how much I loved Crying in Hmart.

This book managed to capture everything so vividly that I felt like I was there. It forced memories out that I had tried so hard to forget. Of my grandparents battles with cancer. Of the moments of grief that even now make my heart ache as I think of all that I will never be able to enjoy with them. Or moments they never got to see me grow in to. And most of all it brought forth that ever present fear that lingers constantly in the back of my mind of losing my own mother the same way. I had watched my mother be her parents caretaker and the fear of something similar happening to me fills me with dread that I break into a cold sweat.

Michelles memoir could not be more perfectly and profoundly done. I can not imagine the moments of sitting and writing it down. The emotions are so clear on the page. It feels like I'm watching a movie, the way everything is described in such detail. I swear the pages of making kimchi made it feel like I could taste each piece of the dish on my tongue. 

Truly a beautiful and inspiring story of grief and moving forward. I thank you Michelle for your effort to put into words how so many feel and have experienced.