A story written by unfixed living, more mysterious and thrilling than mystery thriller fiction. Kimberly Warner’s writing is alive, carried by the strength and weight of emotions, and a deep searching. Unfixed takes the reader on a wild ride — not only through the personal life of this gifted writer, and through surprising twists of an extra-ordinary family constellation — but at heart through the inner landscape of consciousness itself. Unfixed is a poetic, unflinching, intriguing memoir about losing all that once was familiar, finding new ground in the unknown, and regenerating life from the most intimate cellular level. A captivating and enjoyable read.

Kimberly Warner’s memoir, Unfixed, is an intense page turner. Her life changing revelations and how she must learn to pick up the unraveled threads and weave a new tapestry , held me captive throughout the entire book. She has this unique ability to take hold of your hand and pull you in right next to her, at times exposing her very soul. She is a brilliant writer, and I will not hesitate to pick up any book she will write in the future.

The act of reading Unfixed does something very interesting to time itself. A call and response across decades and worlds weaves through the narrative and lingers in the mind in just the way that a dream sometimes does. The revelations, when they come, aren't show-stopping reveals. They're bits of treasure having layers of sand dusted off them under the watchful eye of the author—the archaeologist. There's an undulation, too, which is practically a character in itself threading through the memoir. At times I'd even find myself swaying as I read. Warner has really managed something very special here (aside from achieving time travel) as she takes her reader on multiple journeys, through which we're somehow, unknowingly made to pay attention with as much presence and sincerity and surrender as she does. It's a lesson in humility, and in seeing the world anew. The only way it could have enchanted me more is if it had washed up on a shore inside a glass bottle.

Warner's deeply moving account of her surprise parentage and health challenges would be compelling purely for the events alone, but Unfixed is not another crowded tour through tragedy. This isn't grief-slumming. But with a predisposition towards wisdom and an innate kindness, Warner makes a case for reconciliation with one's grief and circumstances, offering us a vision of how one can be knocked sideways, hold course at an odd angle, and find one's truest self. A beautiful memoir.

I had the pleasure of discovering Warner on Substack when this spellbinding story was being serialised. To read it again in print only strengthens the impact and shores up the belief that her writing transcends the normal run of words on the page. Her story is one of depth and mystery, divine curiosity and unmoored faith in that which binds us; the impending nature of that which we can't control and the unerring search for each other. She lives by her words, to be unfixed in a world continually trying to insist we must do the opposite while being exactly as she is. This is more than a memoir, the story of a search on the wild seas of her life, it is a prayer and a song and pure light. You will love her.

A journey of personal and family discovery that is deeply human and profoundly mysterious. Kimberly's love of life and language shine through every page of a remarkable story of loss, seeking and connection.

A story of exploration, becoming, and acceptance. This book had me gripped instantly. Following Kimberly through her journey of navigating her illness and the discoveries about her family left me enamoured by her courage, curiosity, and commitment to live a life of grace and reverence no matter what befalls us. Also, my god is this book written well, the prose floated off the page and into my heart. An absolute must read.

Unfixed is a marvel of personal revelation, empathy and a real-life story of discovery. What Warner has done is to blend her own unusual illness—a kind of real-life floating—with the discovery of her parentage: Two stories of fracture and healing that don’t depend on resolution. The result is a heartrending memoir that will give you hope and believe not only in storytelling but also in goodness.

"Unfixed is a memoire written with breathtaking insight and love and honesty in the most divine prose imaginable. A story of untethered grief and discovery, leading the reader into a maze of family secrets one never wants to end. An impossible to stop reading, heartbreakingly beautiful, tender ghost-hunt of a story that carries you through every page as if you too were part of the family."

Unfixed is one of those titles I started and couldn't put down. The storyline draws you in, yes. But there is so much more. The cadence is fantastic--lilting and soothing. The lyrical prose makes me certain I want to read everything this author writes. In this memoir, there is loss and discovery, heartache and joy, longing and enduring. And there is a whole world in between, a rich and welcoming liminal space. I can't recommend it highly enough.

A memoir of grief and beauty, laced with secrets and brimming with power. Kimberly's writing is masterful. She pulls you in, holds you down, and doesn't let go until the end.