Unearthing: A Story of Tangled Love and Family Secrets by Kyo MacLear

A memoir about a family secret revealed by a DNA test, the lessons learned in its aftermath, and the indelible.

Playing on metaphors from her avocation as a gardener, Maclear chronicles her discovery of “a secret buried for half a century.”

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Kyo shares 5 key insights from her new book.

Kyo Maclear's poetic, elliptical memoir Unearthing: A Story of Tangled Love and Family Secrets begins with the revelation of a fact buried for almost five decades.

Maclear’s precise, hypnotic prose will appeal to readers of Margaret Renkl. This quiet story lingers.