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Goodbye, vitamin builds with humor, gusto and such deceptive lightness that the reader wonders, at its devastating end, how debut author rachel khong managed to pull it off so beautifully. Rachel khong makes her fiction debut with the smallbutmighty goodbye, vitamin, the story of 30yearold ruth, who moves home to help care for her aging father, howard, who was recently diagnosed with alzheimers. Goodbye, vitamin by rachel khong discussion questions. Jun 01, 2017 its ironic how a book told so simply could pack so much beauty and emotion into its words, but rachel khongs goodbye, vitamin did just that. Find a library or download libby an app by overdrive. Goodbye vitamin by rachel khong rachel khong s first novel is a heartwarming account of family devotion and dementia which sounds sickly, but her offbeat sensibility and flair. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read goodbye, vitamin. Written by rachel khong, audiobook narrated by therese plummer. It was a book of the month pick, and o, the oprah magazine, entertainment weekly, and booklist all named it a best book of the year. Vogue even called it the best book youll read this summerno small feat, considering this is khongs debut novel after all. Jul 28, 2017 goodbye, vitamin by rachel khong 196 pp. Description of goodbye, vitamin by rachel khong epub goodbye, vitamin is the humour, literature, fiction, relationship and. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Ruth has recently separated from her fiance and decides to return to her parents home for christmas.
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Her fiction and nonfiction has appeared in american short fiction, the believer, pitchfork, village voice and lucky peach. Dear rachel, im looking forward to reading your novel, goodbye, vitamin, when its released in july. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. From 2011 to 2016, she was the managing editor then executive editor of lucky peach magazine. Booktopia goodbye, vitamin by rachel khong, 9781471159480. In 20, she was named one of refinery29s 30 under 30. Goodbye, vitamin by rachel khong and childhood food. Jun 01, 2017 buy goodbye, vitamin second impression by rachel khong isbn. Author interview rachel khong, author of goodbye, vitamin.
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Part diary, part letter, part enthralling lecture, rachel khongs debut novel goodbye, vitamin invites us into a year of ruth youngs life as she searches for beauty, humor, and absurdity in unexpected situations. Goodbye, vitamin may be the best novel youll read this summer. It was published in july of 2017 by henry holt and co. Rachel khong s novel, written in diary format, follows the eccentric thoughts of newly single ruth over the course of a year.
A darkly comic novel about turning 30 without growing up. As professor howard young begins losing himself to alzheimers, his family must cope with their conflicted feelings of anger, fear, and love. Rachel khongs first novel sneaks up on you just like life. Goodbye, vitamin ebook by rachel khong 9781250109156. Jul 11, 2017 a slim but powerful volume, goodbye, vitamin is written in journallike dispatches as ruth watches her father, howard, slide down the tunnel of alzheimers disease. I absolutely loved this book red funny and tragic, heartbreaking and lifeaffirming, it reminds you that in the end, thats all there is countless passing moments grazia theres beauty, humour and absurdity in even the most tragic situation as rachel khong demonstrates in goodbye, vitamin good housekeeping rachel khongs. Would you like to proceed to the app store to download the waterstones app. Its ironic how a book told so simply could pack so much beauty and emotion into its words, but rachel khong s goodbye, vitamin did just that.
With a title like goodbye, vitamin, humor is to be expected. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Goodbye, vitamin by rachel khong book of the month. Jul, 2017 goodbye, vitamin by rachel khong debut publisher. Everything we know about the worlds most important food, 2017 whisks up a heartfelt family dramedy in a debut novel that ruminates on love, loss, and memory last june, ruth young was engaged and packing to move to a spacious apartment in bernal heights, san francisco, when her fiance, joel, broke the news that he wasnt moving. Just enter your email to add this book to your box. The following is from rachel khongs novel, goodbye, vitamin. Ruth, a 30yearold sonographer whose own path was derailed by an unexpected breakup, moves home. Rachel khong is a malaysianamerican writer and editor who lives and works in san francisco.
In the meantime, i wanted to let you know my second novel, ron quixote of tadpole heights, a modernday don quixote, is available as a free download at. Miranda july the novel goodbye,vitamin builds with humor, with gusto and with such deceptive lightness that the reader wonders, at its devastating end, how in the world the debut author rachel khong managed to pull it off so beautifully. Told using the form of diaryjournal entries, goodbye, vitamin is the story of a young woman on the heels of a breakup, who returns home to help care for her father suffering from alzheimers disease. Aug 14, 2017 rachel khongs goodbye vitamin isnt some alzheimers memoir and talking about foods that remind you of childhood. This is a somewhat quirky, slightly odd book that i found quite movingin fact, i had to do the no, im not crying, im just rubbing my eyes thing more than a few times on my plane ride this morning. Book giveaway for goodbye, vitamin by rachel khong oct 24. When the novel opens in december, ruth has recently separated from her unfaithful fiance. Rachel khong goodbye, vitamin read and download epub, pdf, fb2. Told in a diary format over the year that ruth spends at home, goodbye, vitamin is a quietly brilliant disquisition on family, relationships and adulthood, told in prose that is so startling in its spare beauty that i. Goodbye, vitamin tells the story of a young woman named ruth.
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