{"product_id":"a-way-home-a-memoir-of-losing-yourself-and-the-beauty-of-returning","title":"A Way Home: A Memoir of Losing Yourself, and the Beauty of Returning","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"In this stunning memoir, Barnes emphasizes kapwa--the Tagalog word for shared humanity--writing with a clarity that refuses spectacle and showing how home is grown slowly, through attention and care, rather than claimed all at once. \u003ci\u003eA Way Home\u003c\/i\u003e is a needed reminder that even after displacement and injury, the world still offers places--often in each other--where we can rest and belong.\" \u003cb\u003e--Aimee Nezhukumatathil, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWorld of Wonders\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBite by Bite\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A book to treasure and befriend for its beautiful and altering journeys outward into the world and inward into the brain and the composition of the self, \u003ci\u003eA Way Home\u003c\/i\u003e is a miraculous achievement.\" \u003cb\u003e--Megha Majumdar, author of National Book Award finalist \u003ci\u003eA Guardian and a Thief\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"With \u003ci\u003eA Way Home\u003c\/i\u003e, Cinelle Barnes takes us with her as she recovers from a sudden, ruptured brain aneurysm. Her journey is far more than physical. It is the healing of soul, of body, of identity. It is a woman\/mother\/daughter\/immigrant\/writer redrawing the map of herself. The mere existence of this book is a triumph. The beautiful magic of it is a feat of awe. While reclaiming her mind, Cinelle has given us her heart and everything for which it beats.\" \u003cb\u003e--Annabelle Tometich, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mango Tree\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2025 Southern Book Prize for Nonfiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"At a time when American society desperately needs empathy for immigrants, \u003ci\u003eA Way Home\u003c\/i\u003e has offered us a gift. Weaving together travel writing about her search for home and vignettes about the aftermath of a ruptured brain aneurysm, Barnes peels back the layers of injury for the formerly undocumented Filipina protagonist of her story to reveal the true meaning of recovery. This richly textured, lyrical memoir honors the deepest parts of our humanity and helps us 'face the world ready for our most loving work.'\" \u003cb\u003e--Grace M. Cho, author of \u003ci\u003eTastes Like War\u003c\/i\u003e, finalist for the National Book Award, winner of the Asian Pacific American Literature Award, \u003ci\u003eTime's\u003c\/i\u003e Top 100 Books of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This book, like the author herself, is an astonishment. Each line Barnes writes insists on connection, reminds us that stories bridge us to each other, our world, and the mystery of being alive. There is so much we don't choose, in Barnes's case, a sudden medical crisis, a brain aneurysm, which utterly transforms her life. But once she's able, Barnes chooses to write and share these beautiful, powerful moments of illness, pain, uncertainty, and ultimately, love, through stories. I came away from reading this memoir buoyed by Barnes's voice and the companionship and solace she offers in these pages. A must read.\" \u003cb\u003e--Grace Talusan, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Body Papers\u003c\/i\u003e, Assistant Teaching Professor of English, Brown University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781662510618, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eBarnes, Cinelle\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCinelle Barnes is the author of \u003ci\u003eMonsoon Mansion: A Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMalaya: Essays on Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the editor of \u003ci\u003eA Measure of Belonging: Twenty-One Writers of Color on the New American South\u003c\/i\u003e. Cinelle is a brain aneurysm survivor and sits on the South Carolina Brain Injury Leadership Council. She lives in Charleston with her husband, daughter, and cat. For information, visit www.cinellebarnes.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Little a","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496053244182,"sku":"9781662510618","price":34.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9781662510618.jpg?v=1783051898","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/a-way-home-a-memoir-of-losing-yourself-and-the-beauty-of-returning","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}