{"product_id":"all-our-ordinary-stories","title":"All Our Ordinary Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for Canada Reads 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist, Govenor General's Literary Award; Winner of 2 Alberta Literary Awards (the Memoir Award and the Wilfrid Eggleston Award for Nonfiction)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eDear Scarlet\u003c\/i\u003e comes a graphic memoir about the obstacles one daughter faces as she attempts to connect with her immigrant parents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eA book for children of immigrants trying to honour their parents' pasts while also making a different kind of future for themselves, \u003ci\u003eAll Our Ordinary Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is 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\/p\u003e","brand":"Teresa Wong (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":46293769748738,"sku":"9781551529493","price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/0012\/8514\/files\/BNCImageAPI_09fb23e2-b39d-4557-a042-675508495d77.jpg?v=1750972378","url":"https:\/\/www.downtowncomics.ca\/products\/all-our-ordinary-stories","provider":"Downtown Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}