
He hopes to present it on his birthday, as a final gift to his mom and dad their own falling-in-love story.

an utter delight." -Claire Lombardo, New York Times bestselling author of The Most Fun We Ever HadĪe-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. "A moving, earnest, and deeply-felt exploration of a unique family in all its joys and disappointments.
