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The beautiful short story in an audio format. This is the story of two-closely bonded sisters who suffered grief as young girls and the evolution of their close bond. I enjoy Celeste Ng's writing and the words just flow.....
Clearing my bones was interesting
Interesting short story about sisterhood. Worrying about one person so much can cause you to lose focus on yourself. How people create different narratives and how people are afraid of change.
This story is available on the BBC Short Story Podcast https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p061... read by Laurel Lefkow (Twitter: @laurellefkow )An older sister questions her younger sibling's choice of partner. ****SPOILER ALERT ***** her doubts about John turn to an envious acceptance and a view of a different sister than she had guarded and taken care of when young, a meat eater now no longer a vegetarian ashramblings verdict 4* This is my first read of anything by Celeste Ng. Lefkow's narra...
This short audio fiction was published by BBC Radio 4 (2018) and can be listened to for free online. I listened to it in August 2020 here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b09..."Clearing the Bones" is the story of loss and what fortifies us to keep living beyond our grief. The narrator and her younger sister, Casey lose their mother as children. Taking an interest in painting, Casey paints her grief until she gives up her art in deep depression. Then someone new comes into her life and nourish...
Once again Celeste Ng blows me away. There's a reason Celeste is one of my favorite authors. Her words always speak to my heart and soothe my soul. Listening to Clearing the Bones made me feel so calm and content. I enjoyed it so much and it caused me to reflect on my sister and I. 5 big whopping stars from me.I listened to Clearing the Bones via https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p061bwq5.
So grief cocoons sisterhood, but does dating cures it