The Veil Between Two Worlds
A Memoir of Silence, Loss, and Finding Home
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
25 April 2023
Summary
Christina Vo has always struggled with the concept of “home.” The daughter of an emotionally distant father and a mother who died when she was just fourteen, she continues to grapple with that legacy of loss and her constant quest to, as a fortysomething, find a reconciliation with the shape her life has taken. In January 2021, feeling a call to be closer to the land, she decides to leave San Francisco-this time permanently, she hopes-and set off on a road trip with one of her closest friends…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781647423971 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 164742397X |
| Author: | Christina Vo |
| Publisher: | She Writes Press |
| Imprint: | She Writes Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 25 April 2023 |
| Weight: | 310g |
| Dimensions: | 140mm x 216mm |
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Critics Review
“The Veil Between Two Worlds is written with grace, insight, and deep honesty. With beautiful writing, the author courageously tells the story of a Vietnamese American who is searching for spiritual peace, revelations, and life in a new land.”
—Barbara Rose Brooker, author of Night Songs and The Viagra Diaries
“Christina Vo’s The Veil Between Two Worlds beautifully conveys her midlife spiritual journey to come to terms with her grief and intergenerational wounds, and to reckon with how they’ve impacted her patterns of vulnerability and intimacy. With engaging and self-reflective candor, Vo’s spiritual travel memoir shows us the slow yet conscious ways that we can bridge the gap between our default patterns and our deeper awareness. Vo embraces the guidance of friendships, Mother Earth, and sacred mirrors on her path towards deeper reckoning and healing.”
—Anne Liu Kellor, author of Heart Radical: A Search for Language, Love, and Belonging
“Whip-smart and insightful, this memoir of a spiritual journey felt supremely satisfying to read. This quietly moving story flows through an asynchronous exploration of Vo’s restless life of wandering, traveling and searching for love. The narrative is propelled by her astute observations of people and environments, and ultimately through the steadiness of listening to her own soul. I loved the feminine wisdom in this book—savored its pages like a delicious and soothing cup of hot tea.”
—Elise Marie Collins, author of Super Ager: You Can Look Younger, Have More Energy, a Better Memory, and Live a Long and Healthy Life
“Deeply cerebral and enthralling. Ms. Vo writes with introspection and keen reflections of her spiritual and emotional journey to find home and a sense of self.”
—Amy Le, author of Snow in Saigon
“The Veil Between Two Worlds leaves you beyond satisfied, in both worlds. There is something to be said for following one’s own authentic path so that you can arrive in a place that is specifically for you. Christina Vo takes us on a successful truth-telling journey that sometimes feels frightening, and yet is gloriously riveting.”
—Saeeda Hafiz, author of The Healing: One Woman’s Journey from Poverty to Inner Riches
Christina Vo
Christina Vo is a writer who previously worked for international organizations in Vietnam and Switzerland and also ran a floral design business in San Francisco. The Veil Between Two Worlds is her first book. Vo currently resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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