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The Unwinding of the Miracle
- A Memoir of Life, Death and Everything That Comes After
- Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Random House presents the audiobook edition of The Unwinding of the Miracle by Julie Yip-Williams.
Born blind in Vietnam, Julie Yip-Williams narrowly escaped euthanasia at the hands of her grandmother, only to have to flee the political upheaval of the late 1970s with her family. Loaded into a rickety boat with 300 other refugees, Julie made it to Hong Kong and, ultimately, America, where a surgeon gave her partial sight. Against all odds, she became a Harvard-educated lawyer, with a husband, a family, a life. Then, at the age of 37, with two little girls still at home, Julie was diagnosed with terminal metastatic colon cancer, and a different journey began.
Growing out of a blog Julie kept for the last four years of her life, The Unwinding of the Miracle is the story of a vigorous life told through the prism of imminent death, of a life lived vividly and cut too short. With glorious humour, bracing honesty and the cleansing power of well-deployed anger, her story is inspiring and instructive, delightful and shattering. More than just a tale about cancer, it's about truth and honesty, fear and pain, our dreams, our jealousies. And it's about how to say good-bye to your children and a life you love.
Starting as a need to understand the disease, it has evolved into a powerful story about living - even as Julie put her affairs in order and prepared to die.
Critic Reviews
"A searing memoir.... I didn't know Julie, but in these pages I grew to love her." (Lucy Kalanithi)
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- 19-07-2023
A must read
I have been deeply touched by this book. Julie Yip-Williams has documented her life with cancer so detailed, pragmatically and brutally honest while never forgetting that power love has in such tough times. She describes all emotions of her journey battling cancer, tells the reader of the moments of rage and despair as well as sharing candid family moments. Above all, Julie Yip-Williams talks about death in an open, practical, gentle and straightforward way. Death is part of life and for those afraid of it, this book offers encouragement and hope that it is up to us what we make of it. Rest in power, Julie. Thank you for sharing your story with us.
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