“Heartfelt, hilarious, and full of wonder- My Brilliant Life is extraordinary and Ae-ran Kim astounds. Laurie Frankel, New York Times bestselling author of This Is How It Always Is the humor, wisdom, and grace of this family carry us through a touching story of the hardest of times.” Margarita Montimore, USA Today bestselling author of Oona Out of Order “This novel snuck up on me and captured my heart.” “This novel snuck up on me and captured my heart.” -Margarita Montimore, USA Today bestselling author of Oona Out of Order Through it all, Areum and his family will have you laughing and crying, for all the right reasons. He hopes to present it on his birthday, as a final gift to his mom and dad their own falling-in-love story. Kim is a writer on the move.” -O, The Oprah MagazineĪe-ran Kim's My Brilliant Life explores family bonds and out-of-the-ordinary friendships, interweaving the past and present of a tight-knit family, finding joy and happiness in even the most difficult times.Īreum lives life to its fullest, vicariously through the stories of his parents, conversations with Little Grandpa Jang-his sixty-year-old neighbor and best friend-and through the books he reads to visit the places he would otherwise never see.įor several months, Areum has been working on a manuscript, piecing together his parents’ often embellished stories about his family and childhood. “An eminent South Korean talent makes her American début in this poignant watercolor of a novel.

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