My Brilliant Life

By: Ae-ran Kim, Chi-Young Kim

Narrated by: Raymond J. Lee

"A moving, earnest, and deeply-felt exploration of a unique family in all its joys and disappointments...an utter delight." (Claire Lombardo, New York Times best-selling author of The Most Fun We Ever Had)

Ae-ran Kim's My Brilliant Life explores family bonds and out-of-the-ordinary friendships, interweaving the past and present of a tight-knit family, finding joy and happiness in even the most difficult times.

Areum lives life to its fullest, vicariously through the stories of his parents, conversations with Little Grandpa Jang- his 60-year-old neighbor and best friend - and through the books he reads to visit the places he would otherwise never see.

For several months, Areum has been working on a manuscript, piecing together his parents’ often embellished stories about his family and childhood. He hopes to present it on his birthday, as a final gift to his mom and dad; their own falling-in-love story.

Through it all, Areum and his family will have you laughing and crying, for all the right reasons.
A Macmillan Audio production from Forge Books

"This novel snuck up on me and captured my heart." (Margarita Montimore, USA Today best-selling author of Oona Out of Order)

"Kim's beautifully written novel is exquisitely brought to life by Raymond J. Lee's performance." (AudioFile magazine)

©2021 Ae-ran Kim (P)2021 Macmillan Audio

Critic reviews

"Reading Ae-ran Kim is to fall in love with her." (Kyung sook Shin, New York Times best-selling and Man Asian Prize-winning author of Please Look After Mom)

“Poetic...the humor, wisdom, and grace of this family carry us through a touching story of the hardest of times.” (Laurie Frankel, New York Times best-selling author of This Is How It Always Is)

TOUCHING, SAD YET UPLIFTING

An unusual story about family relationships, illness, death. The narration was excellent and the story was quite surprising. I really enjoyed it