"The Veil Between Two Worlds" with Author Christina Vo

Writing & Healing in the Land of Enchantment

A Conversation with Author Christina Vo

Join us for an event with author Christina Vo, centered around her memoir, "The Veil Between Two Worlds." In this deeply introspective and personal memoir, Christina reflects on her struggles with loss, identity, and finding home. During the event, Christina will discuss her memoir and explore themes of grief, self-discovery, and finding a sense of home within oneself. She will also delve into the power of writing and healing, providing attendees with an insightful and reflective experience.

THE VEIL BETWEEN TWO WORLDS:

A MEMOIR OF SILENCE, LOSS, AND FINDING HOME

The daughter of an emotionally distant father and a mother who died when she was just fourteen, Christina Vo has always struggled with the concept of “home”—and she continues to grapple with it as a fortysomething seeking to find reconciliation with the unexpected shape her life has taken. 

In January 2021, feeling a call to be closer to the land, she decides to leave San Francisco—this time permanently, she hopes—and set off on a road trip with one of her closest friends, David. The two begin their journey with an ayahuasca ceremony in Santa Barbara, then continue on to Ojai and ultimately Santa Fe—two magical lands that serve as deep portals for healing. Throughout their travels, Christina reflects on the recent and distant past: her relationships, her past, formative experiences in Santa Barbara and Ojai, and her evolving understanding of her relationship with her parents. All the while, she ponders how the past has shaped her current identity as a single, childless, and motherless woman in her forties. 

Deeply reflective and ultimately joyful, Vo’s memoir takes us on a journey between two worlds—the physical and the spiritual—that eventually brings her to a newfound understanding of how to deepen connections with others, as well as to find a place of peace and home within herself.

Christina Vo has lived and worked in Hanoi, Vietnam for international organizations including UNDP, UNICEF, and Solidardad. She was also a community manager for the World Economic Forum in Geneva, Switzerland and ran a floral design business in San Francisco. Her experiences abroad also inform and influence her writing. Christina holds an MSc in social and public communication from the London School of Economics, and currently resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Christina holds a BS in Public Health from UNC Chapel Hill and an MSc in Social and Public Communications from the London School of Economics. She currently resides in New Mexico, the Land of Enchantment.

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The Veil Between Two Worlds is now available for purchase through many online vendors and at local bookstores.