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Recollections

Bringing Back My Long-Gone Parents,
One Thing at a Time

Recollections chronicles Jorge Goldstein's lifelong journey to rediscover the parents he lost as a boy, uncovering hidden family histories and exploring how memory can restore the fragments that shape our identities.

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Each chapter is centered on a "thing" - broadly defined to include objects, tastes, melodies, or old photos - all of which evoke Proustian memories. Below are some of the book's images.

Praise for Recollections

"[A] touching tale of an orphaned son's reclamation of his family story, related in a conversational and casual style that makes the reader feel as though they're one of the author's trusted friends... Goldstein's sentimental voice and his lightheartedness together result in an engrossing read that has plenty of heart. It's a story that many other children of immigrants are likely to find relatable."

- Kirkus Reviews

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