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All Mixed Up

By: Jason Om
Narrated by: Jason Om
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Candid and heartfelt, All Mixed Up is a compelling true story about trauma, identity and acceptance. It's also an uplifting celebration of authenticity, difference, resilience, hope and love by an exciting new Australian voice.

My family may have been all mixed up, but I discovered a love and a resilience that ran deeper than any of us could have imagined.

When Jason Om was just 12, he witnessed his mother die of a heart attack. No one else was home and he blamed himself for her death. So begins this unflinching memoir about coming of age in a 'mixed-up' Melbourne family. There was Jason's perfectionist Buddhist Cambodian father, his Catholic Eurasian mother, who seemed stricken by an inexplicable sadness, his Muslim Malaysian half-sister, his domineering grandmother and various cousins, aunts and uncles on both sides. Everyone seemed to harbour secrets, including Jason, but when he came out as gay, his openness was met with reticence. It wasn't until the 20th anniversary of his mother's death that he found the courage to uncover the truth about his family's past and the cause of his mother's sorrow, and was able at last to feel pride in his 'mixed-up' identity.

©2022 Jason Om (P)2022 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd. This audio version produced by arrangement with HarperCollins Publishers Australia Pty Limited. Art & Literature Asian & Pacific Islander Creators Biographies & Memoirs Journalists, Editors & Publishers Feel-Good Heartfelt Resilience

Critic Reviews

"All Mixed Up grabbed me from the first page. It’s an extraordinary story told with Jason’s trademark warmth, honesty and compassion." (Jude McGee, ABC Books publisher)
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uncomfortable to listen to at times for it's frankness, it's a beautifully told and powerful story about family and loss. I loved it. Thank you Jason for sharing your story.

fantastic book.

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Excellent story telling. Beautiful and funny in many ways. Highly recommended. Thank you Jason for sharing your story.

The story delivered brilliantly and effectively.

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Brilliantly written story that leaves you breathless and crying in parts while learning so much on the journey. Sorry I was so late to this masterpiece.

Amazing story beautifully told

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