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Home Movie

by Jayna Swartzman-Brosky Publisher: INDEPENDENT CAT

Family, memory, and belonging in verse

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AlbakiReads Editorial

Family, memory, and belonging in verse

Part anthology and part memoir, *Home Movie* uses poetry to examine the ties between an adoptive family and a biological one. Adoption from birth shapes the author’s inquiry into how family is defined and chosen, alongside questions about whether to create a family of her own. California provides the collection’s setting, with rugged landscapes placed against polished Hollywood reproductions. That contrast gives the book a concrete frame for its exploration of nature, nurture, and the meanings attached to family.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in poetry that engages with adoption and family relationships.
  • Readers drawn to memoir-inflected collections about belonging and the choice to create a family.
  • Readers interested in California as a setting, especially contrasts between natural landscapes and Hollywood imagery.

Themes

Adoption and family tiesBelonging and chosen familyNature and nurtureCalifornia landscapes and Hollywood imagery

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Book overview

Part anthology, part memoir, Home Movie is an inquiry into the fabric of family. Adopted from birth, the author attempts to interpret her relationships with her adoptive and biological families, interrogating what it means to choose family while wrestling with the decision to create her own. The collection is set in California, alternating between rugged, sublime landscapes and glossy Hollywood reproductions, nature and nurture.

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