A Living Remedy

In A Living Remedy, bestselling author Nicole Chung delivers a poignant memoir exploring family, class, and grief as she navigates her adoptive parents' lives and her own experiences. Reflecting on the guilt of leaving a life of hardship behind, Chung grapples with the contrasting realities of middle-class security and the precarious existence of her upbringing. Following her father's early death and her mother's cancer diagnosis amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, she examines the deep bonds of family and the stark inequalities in American society that shape their narratives. This powerful account highlights the struggle to reconcile personal and familial losses while confronting systemic challenges.