Crying in the Supermarket is a strong diary by Joyce J. Gardner, the independent rockstar behind the band Japanese Breakfast. In this tragic and wonderfully composed book, Gardner investigates her mind boggling relationship with her Korean personality, her mom's disease and passing, and the mending force of food and music.
Growing up, Gardner felt like an untouchable in her prevalently white old neighborhood in Oregon. She found comfort in her mom's Korean cooking, which associated her to her legacy and caused her to feel like she had a place some place. However, when her mom was determined to have terminal malignant growth, Gardner's reality was flipped around. She battled to adapt to the looming misfortune while likewise attempting to accommodate her way of life as a Korean-American.
As Gardner explores the misery and injury of losing her mom, she goes to music and food to assist her with recuperating. She sets out on an excursion to rediscover her underlying foundations, venturing out to Korea to reconnect with her more distant family and investigating the food sources that are so indispensable to Korean culture. Through everything, she wrestles with the intricacies of personality, family, and love.
Crying in the Supermarket is a moving demonstration of the force of food, music, and very much want to mend us notwithstanding misfortune and pain. Assuming that you are searching for a flawlessly composed and profoundly private diary that investigates the intricacies of personality and family, this book isn't to be missed.
