The Veil Between Two Worlds: A Memoir of Silence, Loss and Finding Home

I recently did a Q&A with Christina Vo who is the author of The Veil Between Two Worlds: A Memoir of Silence, Loss and Finding Home & My Vietnam Your Vietnam and was excited about reading The Veil Between Two Worlds. In January 2021 mid-pandemic Christina Vo is single and childless and in hear early 40s. Christina goes on a road trip with her friend David in search of home and what happens during this road trip is the beginning of a spiritual journey and a season of growth. During this journey Christina is able to make peace with the painful parts of her past so that she can heal and it won’t affect her present.

 Writing & Growth

There is a saying by Virginia Wolf and I’m paraphrasing here : If you read a thousand books, your words will flow like a river. While The Veil Between Two Worlds: A Memoir of Silence, Loss and Finding Home, is a non-fiction memoir, the words definitely flowed beautifully and I can see everything as Christina was on her journey. Whether you’re religious like I am or more on the spiritual side, I think we can all agree that there was a lot of healing and growth on Christina’s end and I would think many of us could relate to her since we all deal with similar if not the exact same struggles. I can definitely relate because I’m learning to let the past go and forgive people and the circumstances that caused the past so it doesn’t affect my present.  It’s also important to find where we fall short and learn from that so we don’t repeat the same mistakes. Christina speaks about how she wasn’t close to her father and sister but how she realized in a way she was also at fault too.  

 Overall

This is definitely something you want to read no matter what season of life you are in. If you enjoy non-fiction, memoirs, and books about letting go and growing as a person, I recommend The Veil Between Two Worlds: A Memoir of Silence, Loss and Finding Home. Thank you Christina Vo for writing the book & sending me a copy and the Q&A. I look forward to reading My Vietnam Your Vietnam and doing a Behind The Book Q&A about that one.