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Marc Koralnik |
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UNEARTHING: A STORY OF WAYWARD LOVE AND SECRET KIN
An unforgettable memoir about a family secret revealed by a DNA test, the lessons learned in its aftermath, and the indelible power of love for readers of Dani Shapiro's Inheritance and Katherine May's Wintering.
Three months after Kyo Maclear's father dies in December 2018, she gets the results of a DNA test showing that she and the father who raised her are not biologically related. Suddenly Maclear becomes a detective in her own life, unraveling a family mystery piece by piece, and assembling the story of her biological father. Along the way, larger questions arise: What exactly is kinship? And what does it mean to be a family?
Unearthing is a captivating and propulsive story of inheritance that goes beyond heredity. Infused with moments of suspense, it is also a thoughtful reflection on race, lineage, and our cultural fixation on recreational genetics. Readers of Michelle Zauner's bestseller Crying in H Mart will recognize Maclear's unflinching insights on grief and loyalty, and keen perceptions into the relationship between mothers and daughters.
What gets planted, and what gets buried? What role does storytelling play in unearthing the past and making sense of a life? Can the humble act of tending a garden provide common ground for an inquisitive daughter and her complicated mother? As it seeks to answer these questions, Unearthing bursts with the very love it seeks to understand.
KYO MACLEAR was born in London, UK and moved to Toronto at the age of four. Her most recent book for adults, Birds Art Life, was published in seven territories and became a Canadian #1 bestseller. Kyo received a PhD from York University in the Environmental Humanities. Her short fiction, essays, and art criticism have been published
published in Orion Magazine, Asia Art Pacific, Lithub, Brick, The Millions, The Guardian, Shambhala Sun, The Globe & Mail, among other publications. She is also a children's author, editor, and teacher.
Unearthing is a captivating and propulsive story of inheritance that goes beyond heredity. Infused with moments of suspense, it is also a thoughtful reflection on race, lineage, and our cultural fixation on recreational genetics. Readers of Michelle Zauner's bestseller Crying in H Mart will recognize Maclear's unflinching insights on grief and loyalty, and keen perceptions into the relationship between mothers and daughters.
What gets planted, and what gets buried? What role does storytelling play in unearthing the past and making sense of a life? Can the humble act of tending a garden provide common ground for an inquisitive daughter and her complicated mother? As it seeks to answer these questions, Unearthing bursts with the very love it seeks to understand.
KYO MACLEAR was born in London, UK and moved to Toronto at the age of four. Her most recent book for adults, Birds Art Life, was published in seven territories and became a Canadian #1 bestseller. Kyo received a PhD from York University in the Environmental Humanities. Her short fiction, essays, and art criticism have been published
published in Orion Magazine, Asia Art Pacific, Lithub, Brick, The Millions, The Guardian, Shambhala Sun, The Globe & Mail, among other publications. She is also a children's author, editor, and teacher.
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Published 2023-05-01 by Doubleday |