Seeing ghosts / Chow, Kat

After her mother dies unexpectedly of cancer, a Chinese American writer and journalist weaves together the story of the fallout of grief that follows her extended family as they emigrate from China and Hong Kong to Cuba and America.

The Chinese American journalist describes how her obsession with grief culminated in her mother's death from cancer. She offers an intimate look at her relationship with her mother, her mother's life and decline, and the grief that affected her and her family members in different ways. She also reflects on the impact of other deaths in her family.