Title: Unfinished Business
Author: Amy C. Yip
Date: 2023
Publisher: Publish Your Purpose
ISBN: 979-8-88797-087-6
Quote: "I'm grateful that the process of writing this book brought me closer to my parents."
Who can argue with that? I'm glad writing this book brought the author closer to her parents, too. Unfortunately, that's about all I can say in its favor, because what the author offered free of charge was the front and back matter and one chapter of the book. One of the eight chapters that discuss the topics promised in the subtitle, about conversations between US-born adult sons and daughters and their immigrant parents, especially if those parents are Asian, especially if they are Chinese. Because it's really, to some extent, a memoir about Amy Yip's growing away from and back toward her parents.
The chapter I read is certainly relatable, parent-affirming and adult-child-supportive. Here I stand to testify that the same dynamics are at work in families where the mother's ancestors have been here for ten generations and the father's for who knows how long before that.
But, without knowing what else is in the book, how can I recommend it?
Fellow writers. Please. You need to sell copies of your book. Reviewers want to help you, if at all possible, because eventually, in between reviews, we will make time to write books you can help us sell...but we can't do much with one chapter from a full-sized book. If you want reviews, you must send us the whole thing. Is this fair? Is this right? Like many things in this world, it's neither. It is what it is.
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