![]() ![]() Corpse Flower – Aimee writes so vividly about the smell, appearance, feel and temperature of the Corpse Flower.Calendars Poetica – minutiae of Aimee’s first year as a mother and a writer, living in New York. ![]() The way she looks up to her accomplished mother was beautiful and I see this balance of work accomplishments and motherhood carried on in Aimee’s life as an academic and writer and mother. Catalpa tree – where Aimee writes about her sister and her visiting her mother at a hospital after school – her mother worked as doctor, and the hospital’s grounds were shaded by Catalpa trees. ![]() Aimee is an American born woman of colour – her mother is Filipino and her father is South Indian. It intertwines nature writing with memoir – each chapter linking a plant or animal to Aimee’s life experience. Themes of racism, colourism and feminism are also touched on. It covers Aimee’s life from childhood and young adulthood and her life as a married mother of two, as well as her parents at various stages of their lives. ![]() World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatathil is a stunning nature memoir. I have just finished the most amazing book. Around the text are colourful illustrations of flowers, plants and animals. Image: a beige book called World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil. ![]()
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