The Story Of Us

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Vor allem Emma hatte mich direkt und ist eine tolle Protagonistin. Auch wenn man nicht immer genau wie sie handeln würde, kann man sie, ihre Gedanken und Gefühle nachvollziehen. Care looks many different ways. It's cleaning a house for someone, feeding them before yourself, correcting someone when they misgender someone, respecting people's boundaries. This book is so caring. MG is a class-act in care. More care of others than self-care, but she learns as the book progresses to assert herself and allow herself to unwind a bit. Whether it's children or an elderly woman, the job often looks the same (cooking, cleaning, changing, taking her charges on outings). Her days sound monotonous but the book never feels repetitive or boring. I was absolutely hooked on this story in the beginning but didn't like how the author made the reader like and dislike the two love interests for the sake of convenience.

Written from the perspective of an infant, an unborn child, and even an unfertilized egg (a Maybe Baby) - waiting for their own life to unfold from the moment of their mother's conception until after their birth.. This was one of the most uniquely narrated books I've ever read. The Story of Us is an emotional rollercoaster filled with struggles and triumphs. Most importantly it's a story of mothers, of sacrifice, of found family, of community, and unlikely friendship. I could definitely see this book turned into a stage production, and I cannot wait to see what Catherine Hernandez delivers next. De boeken van Dani Atkins vind ik erg bijzonder. Ze schrijft niet bijzonder goed of knap vind ik, op enkele momenten in haar boeken na - die me dan zo enorm aangrijpen dat er een ugly cry aanval van meerdere minuten volgt. Scarborough by Catherine Hernandez was one of my most surprising and memorable reads of 2022, so it'll come as no surprise that The Story of Us was one of my most anticipated reads for 2023. Ash was in tears. Ma was in tears. But I barely cried. I looked right at her, this woman I knew so well. This woman I have watched for ages through time, through natural disasters, through death, through heartache, through pleasure and pain. I looked right at her.Book blurb: "Catherine Hernandez has written a book that will make you feel as though your heart has grown twice the size once you put it down. A Filipina woman's life story is narrated from the perspective of her future unborn fetus in achingly beautiful, lyrical and astonishing prose... An extraordinary portrayal of the powers of chosen families, told with profound pathos, wonderful humour. It is a story of a modern Canadian family and its marvelous incarnations and offers an explosive commentary on the power of acceptance and inclusion as a path towards happiness." by Heather O'Neill. While the viewpoint of the story being seen through the eyes of MG’s newborn baby was creative, it did not add anything to the story in my opinion but a bit of foreshadowing. The level of character development on the other hand is excellent and I learned a lot about the Filipino nanny program and the hardships faced by these women. They were right. With so many non-controversial topics to write about, why take on something so loaded and risk alienating a ton of readers? I listened to people’s warnings, and I thought about moving on to something else, but then I was like, “Wait what? I live inside a giant and the giant is having a six-year-old meltdown in the grocery store candy section and that’s a not-okay thing for me to talk about?” Moderate: Deadnaming, Death, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Transphobia, Medical content, Racism, Death of parent, and Infidelity Dani Atkins is an author I have heard a lot about, I have ‘Fractured’ her debut novel on my bookshelf but have not yet got round to reading; however I had heard it is fantastic and its one that I must read and as soon as possible. So when I heard Atkins had a second book out ‘The Story of Us’ I couldn’t wait to read it. As this was the first book I have read by Atkins I didn’t really know what to expect, however I was excited to finally be able to discover this author.

This was a beautiful and heartbreaking collection of experiences that the MC has throughout her life as a nanny and then a Personal Support Worker. The stories we see and the people we meet through her experiences were a collection of personalities that we might see every day on our commute in the city, or that we might know of in passing or through friends and family. It was such a diverse number of experiences that while one might have had you despairing for the MC's experiences, another might restore a bit of the hope one can't help but have in such a situation. Thank you to Harper Collins Canada for sending me physical ARC in exchange for an honest review. #Gifted #Ad When I told people I was planning to write a post about society, and the way people are acting, and the way the media is acting, and the way the government is acting, and the way everyone else is acting, people kept saying the same thing to me. Mary Grace “MG” Concepcion left her husband in the Philippines to become an Overseas Filipino Worker. First, she goes to Hong Kong and then to Canada. On both continents, MG works as a nanny for several wealthy families who take advantage of her. But she does it all with the intention of one day sponsoring her husband to join her in Canada.Emmas großes Ereignis steht bevor, sie erinnert sich beim betrachten ihrer Narbe aber an damals und erzählt uns ihre Geschichte... Of course I couldn't wait to see what she would write next and as soon as publisher Head of Zeus released the details for The Story of Us I was anticipating its release. Would this novel be just as heart-breaking, though-provoking and memorable as Atkins' first? Helaas is het niet allemaal rozengeur en manenschijn, want het plot van het boek is helaas voorspelbaar, alhoewel Atkins toch goed haar best heeft de gedaan hier verandering in te brengen. Ze sluimert af en toe een vaagheid door het verhaal heen om de lezer op het verkeerde been te zetten. Niet iedereen zal hiervan houden, maar ik geef toe dat ik het heerlijk vond :-). The Story of Us will take the reader on an emotional roller coaster. I felt MG’s loneliness, rage, happiness and hope while reading this. From the author of Canada Reads finalist Scarborough, a stunning new novel about the unbreakable bond of family and the magic that can happen when we meet in the middle