{"title":"Grace M. Cho","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrace M. Cho\u003c\/strong\u003e offers deeply reflective memoirs that explore themes of identity, heritage, and the lasting impact of war on personal and collective memory. Her writing is marked by a poignant understanding of cultural history, blending personal narrative with broader social insights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect evocative, thought-provoking works that challenge perspectives and invite empathy. Cho’s stories are intimate yet expansive, providing a powerful examination of resilience and the complexities of family and history.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"tastes-like-war-by-grace-m-cho-9781952177941","title":"Tastes Like War","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinalist for the 2021 National Book Award for Nonfiction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2022 Asian\/Pacific American Award in Literature\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA TIME and NPR Best Book of the Year in 2021\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis evocative memoir of food and family history is \u003cstrong\u003e\"somehow both mouthwatering and heartbreaking... [and] a potent personal history\" (\u003cem\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGrace M. Cho grew up as the daughter of a white American merchant marine and the Korean bar hostess he met abroad. They were one of few immigrants in a xenophobic small town during the Cold War, where identity was politicised by everyday details—language, cultural references, memories, and food. When Grace was fifteen, her dynamic mother experienced the onset of schizophrenia, a condition that would continue and evolve for the rest of her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePart food memoir, part sociological investigation, \u003cem\u003eTastes Like War\u003c\/em\u003e is a hybrid text about a daughter's search through intimate and global history for the roots of her mother's schizophrenia. In her mother's final years, Grace learned to cook dishes from her parent's childhood in order to invite the past into the present, and to hold space for her mother's multiple voices at the table. Through careful listening over these shared meals, Grace discovered not only the things that broke the brilliant, complicated woman who raised her—but also the things that kept her alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"An exquisite commemoration and a potent reclamation.\" - \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"A wrenching, powerful account of the long-term effects of the immigrant experience.\" - \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47487558320364,"sku":"9781952177941","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781952177941-tastes-like-war.jpg?v=1775744831"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/grace-m-cho.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}