"A Living Remedy" by Nicole Chung is a sad book. That's not a a complaint, but important to get that out of the way. The book covers Chung's relationship with her adoptive parents, and the devastation of losing them too soon to illness both before and during the early, uncertain days of the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic. Reading this book will have you evaluating your own relationship with your parents, the unfairness of the US health insurance system, and the difficulty of living paycheck-to-paycheck. My number one takeaway from this book is how much Chung loved and was loved by her parents.

While not required, I highly recommend reading Chung's first memoir "All You Can Ever Know" before digging in to "A Living Remedy."

I received an ARC of "A Living Remedy: A Memoir" for free, this had no bearing on my rating and review. Thank you to NetGalley and ECCO!

I loved Nicole Chung's earlier memoir, All You Can Ever Know, and so was very excited to read this new one. It did not disappoint! Chung's open and vulnerable writing style is very sweet and appealing to me as a reader. 10/10!

A very sad book. I liked learning more about her parents who featured in her previous work but what a sad story. I appreciated the look at how something as commonplace as being low income yet working steadily has these long reaching effects. The book was honest and detailed which is a welcome change from a lot of memoirs.

Beautifully written emotional moving.a look at what a family and love for each other really encompasses fro deep grief to hope.This is the second memoir I’ve read by Nicole Chung each an amazing read.#netgalley #ecco

A heartbreaking and ultimately hopeful narrative which tackles grief in an unflinching and important way.. I admired Chung's earlier book and I admire this one very much as well.