![]() “This novel snuck up on me and captured my heart. Through it all, Areum and his family will have you laughing and crying, for all the right reasons. ![]() He hopes to present it on his birthday, as a final gift to his mom and dad their own falling-in-love story. Bought it from Bookalicious for RM60, selling it for RM50. 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. Buy MY BRILLIANT LIFE BY AE-RAN KIM in Kuala Pilah,Malaysia. an utter delight.” - Claire Lombardo, New York Times bestselling author of The Most Fun We Ever Had ![]() ![]() Aerum’s story begins with his parents: sixteen-year-old Mira tells her boyfriend Daesu that she is pregnant. “A moving, earnest, and deeply-felt exploration of a unique family in all its joys and disappointments. Kim Ae-ran’s debut novel, My Brilliant Life, is a brief, beautiful coming-of-age story that transposes the notions of what it means to be mature and to age. ![]()
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