{"product_id":"all-our-ordinary-stories-a-multigenerational-family-odyssey","title":"All Our Ordinary Stories: A Multigenerational Family Odyssey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLonglisted for Canada Reads 2025; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFinalist, Govenor General's Literary Award; Winner of 2 Alberta Literary Awards (the Memoir Award and the Wilfrid Eggleston Award for Nonfiction)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFrom the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eDear Scarlet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e comes a graphic memoir about the obstacles one daughter faces as she attempts to connect with her immigrant parents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBeginning with her mother's stroke in 2014, Teresa Wong takes us on a moving journey through time and place to locate the beginnings of the disconnection she feels from her parents. Through a series of stories - some epic, like her mother and father's daring escapes from communes during China's Cultural Revolution, and some banal, like her quitting Chinese school to watch Saturday morning cartoons - Wong carefully examines the cultural, historical, language, and personality barriers to intimacy in her family, seeking answers to the questions \"Where did I come from?\" and \"Where are we going?\" At the same time, she discovers how storytelling can bridge distances and help make sense of a life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA book for children of immigrants trying to honour their parents' pasts while also making a different kind of future for themselves,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eAll Our Ordinary Stories\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis poignant in its understated yet nuanced depictions of complicated family dynamics. Wong's memoir is a heartfelt exploration of identity and inheritance, as well as a testament to the transformative power of stories both told and untold.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arsenal Pulp Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48500453605608,"sku":"9781551529493","price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2539\/0094\/files\/7139tOUcXNL._AC_UY327_FMwebp_QL65.webp?v=1778081774","url":"https:\/\/dragonguelph.com\/products\/all-our-ordinary-stories-a-multigenerational-family-odyssey","provider":"DragonGuelph","version":"1.0","type":"link"}