Book Review: Whispers from the Valley of the Yak: A Memoir of Coming Full Circle by Jacquelyn Lenox Tuxill…

What a beautiful read! Jacquelyn weaves together her family story through China, where she was born to American parents who were missionaries, and their life in America. A return trip to China as an adult with her elder parents sets her on a journey to uncover answers to questions about family and love and a troubled childhood. About 25 years after this trip she and her adult children return to China and retrace her parent’s journey. This brings a peace and closure for her.

I love the way she wove the family timeline of 3 generations into a beautiful and living tapestry of story and meaning, questions and resolutions. Family narrative is always alive, always changing and revealing. This memoir captures her family’s life and energy on each page. It’s a book I could read again.