The Constellation of Forgotten Things

"The Constellation of Forgotten Things feels like a mythical text that has existed for centuries — something unearthed rather than written. I was captivated by the relationships between souls, and deeply moved by the larger story that frames the book at its beginning and end. Tiffany and her son, Renley Nicolas Chu, have created a singularly beautiful jewel of a book.
"—Esmé Weijun Wang, The New York Times bestselling author of The Collected Schizophrenias

"Taken together, these short stories form a central theme that when a connection is forged deeply enough, it can defy distance, time, and nature itself [...] A fated grief memoir told in heartrending fairy tales, The Constellation of Forgotten Things is the ultimate tribute, an enduring gift of love carried forward." —Indies Today

"A grief memoir in fairy tales—The Everlasting meets When Breath Becomes Air"

In these tales, love transcends every boundary—death, memory, time itself. A ship captain exchanges letters with a mysterious island dweller through glass bottles that always find their way to each other. Memory Keepers and creatures of the Void discover forbidden love across cosmic divides. A blacksmith's boy and a village girl are torn apart by revolution, their bond tested by violence and forgetting. A ghost mother watches over her disabled daughter.

From celestial beings navigating eternal duties to mortals seeking connection across impossible distances, these stories explore love in all its forms—queer and straight, mortal and divine, tender and tragic. Each story is a doorway into worlds where devotion defies fate, where souls find each other across lifetimes, and where even the most broken hearts continue to beat with hope.

Perfect for readers who love the lyricism of Madeline Miller and Alix E. Harrow, the emotional storytelling of Studio Ghibli films, and the mythic beauty of Ursula K. Le Guin's work. If you read for gorgeous language and deep feeling rather than fast plots—these stories will captivate you.