The Symmetry of Fish

"This is a book about food, tradition and language – how we shape words like water, what we pass down between generations, and what we lose when we move to new countries. It details folk tales, superstitions and immigrant vignettes, from the rituals of making kimchi and staining your nails from peeling tangerines to feeling the presence of Korean ghost Cheonyeo Gwishin. The stories strike a balance between the author’s South Korean culture and life in Wisconsin and Indiana. It’s beautifully evocative and captures small, meaningful moments in life."