// Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

I'm a mama's girl through and through so any book that explores a mother-daughter relationship instantly catches my eye. Plus I have a thing for memoirs.

Michelle in her memoir talks about her relationship with her mother as she mourns her death. From growing up trying to impress her mom to suddenly turning into a teenager and then a young adult who barely had time to mull over their relationship, Michelle goes back in time to where it all started.

Amidst all of it is something that ties the story together. Food. Korean food over which they bonded over the years. But beyond all this, Crying in H Mart is very much like a heart brimming with love, tinged with grief and sealed with closure.

Growing up in America, Michelle was a quiet kid who grew up without many friends. She wanted only her mother's attention and so tried everything to be a good girl. As the years inched forward, this need to please her all the time just fell through and a gap appeared in their relationship. Michelle wasn't the ideal Korean- American daughter who brought home the highest marks but was someone who wanted to explore music. Her mother, wasn't all too pleased about it. But her mother's diagnosis of cancer bridges the gap of many years and out irons any creases in their relationship.

The grief in this book flows gently, caressing you now and then so it isn't too overpowering. But there's also an incredible amount of love that oozes out of this memoir. Michelle who is now the lead singer of Japanese Breakfast has a knack to bring together people through food, loss and love.

I most definitely recommend this memoir.