Homesick A Memoir
Homesick A Memoir by Jennifer Croft is a poignant exploration of personal growth and familial bonds, published by Unnamed Press in 2019. This 256-page memoir delves into the life of a young woman from Oklahoma, navigating the complexities of language, empathy, and sisterhood against the backdrop of her sister Zoe’s health struggles. Through a blend of narrative and visual elements, Croft presents a rich tapestry of experiences that shape her understanding of self and family.
Readers will find a detailed account of the sisters’ lives, highlighting the challenges and triumphs that come with their unique upbringing. The memoir intricately weaves themes of biography and personal relationships, showcasing how language serves as both a refuge and a means of connection. As Amy’s journey unfolds, the text reflects on the transformative power of words and the intricate dynamics of sibling relationships, offering insights into the healing nature of empathy and the pursuit of self-discovery.
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Winner of the 2020 William Saroyan International Prize for Writing
A Best Book of the Year at BuzzFeed and the Times Literary Supplement
“Croft writes with an extraordinary intensity that ensures this exceptional Bildungsroman will stay etched in the reader’s mind for a very long time to come.” Olga Tokarczuk, Nobel Prize-winning author of Flights
“It’s a complex portrait of a young Oklahoma woman’s development of a rich and exacting interior life. It’s also a visual love letter to family, language and self-understanding… Every page of this stunning and surprising book turns words around and around.” —The New York Times
“Croft’s photos, mixed in with her text, create continuity between memoirist and protagonist, despite their differing names… They make Homesick into a translator’s Bildungsroman, one in which art is first a beacon, then a home.” —NPR
The coming of age story of an award-winning translator, Homesick is about learning to love language in its many forms, healing through words and the promises and perils of empathy and sisterhood.
Sisters Amy and Zoe grow up in Oklahoma where they are homeschooled for an unexpected reason: Zoe suffers from debilitating and mysterious seizures, spending her childhood in hospitals as she undergoes surgeries. Meanwhile, Amy flourishes intellectually, showing an innate ability to glean a world beyond the troubles in her home life, exploring that world through languages first. Amy’s first love appears in the form of her Russian tutor Sasha, but when she enters university at the age of 15 her life changes drastically and with tragic results.
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