The Magical Language of Others

As a teenager, Eun Ji was left in California in her older brother's care while her parents returned to South Korea to enrich her father's career. This memoir tells the story of how she came to terms with the damage this caused her, particularly due to the toxic behavior of her mother, who wrote her letters from abroad while the two were separated. As she navigates early adulthood, Eun Ji struggles with depression and anxiety, eventually finding peace through language, poetry, and letting go.