Praise for Unfixed...

Warner’s poetic prose and intimate descriptions of her inscape… plunge readers directly into her reality. - Publishers Weekly, Editor’s Pick

A gripping, often literary memoir…both accessible and poignant. This is a powerful reflection on identity, memory, and family. Genre-defying. - Kirkus Review

The act of reading Unfixed does something very interesting to time itself. A call and response across decades and worlds weaves through the narrative and lingers in the mind in just the way that a dream sometimes does. The revelations, when they come, aren't show-stopping reveals. They're bits of treasure having layers of sand dusted off them under the watchful eye of the author—the archaeologist. There's an undulation, too, which is practically a character in itself threading through the memoir. At times I'd even find myself swaying as I read. Warner has really managed something very special here (aside from achieving time travel) as she takes her reader on multiple journeys, through which we're somehow, unknowingly made to pay attention with as much presence and sincerity and surrender as she does. It's a lesson in humility, and in seeing the world anew. The only way it could have enchanted me more is if it had washed up on a shore inside a glass bottle. - Chloe Hope, writer Death & Birds

Warner's deeply moving account of her surprise parentage and health challenges would be compelling purely for the events alone, but Unfixed is not another crowded tour through tragedy. This isn't grief-slumming. But with a predisposition towards wisdom and an innate kindness, Warner makes a case for reconciliation with one's grief and circumstances, offering us a vision of how one can be knocked sideways, hold course at an odd angle, and find one's truest self. A beautiful memoir. - Adam Nathan, author

I won't be able to sleep tonight. Just cry. This is way more than a page turner. It's a bloody masterpiece. The writing is exquisite. It takes you on a journey you didn’t know you needed - Kim Vanbruggen, former journalist and CEO.

Without a doubt, it is the bravest piece of writing that I have ever read, full of soul-bearing passages. So much of this story resonated with me and I feel enriched by seeing so many things through Kimberly’s eyes and heart. - Greg Temple, CEO

I had the pleasure of discovering Warner on Substack when this spellbinding story was being serialised. To read it again in print only strengthens the impact and shores up the belief that her writing transcends the normal run of words on the page. Her story is one of depth and mystery, divine curiosity and unmoored faith in that which binds us; the impending nature of that which we can't control and the unerring search for each other. She lives by her words, to be unfixed in a world continually trying to insist we must do the opposite while being exactly as she is. This is more than a memoir, the story of a search on the wild seas of her life, it is a prayer and a song and pure light. You will love her. - Eleanor Anstruther, author, book trade professional

Unfixed is a marvel of personal revelation, empathy and a real-life story of discovery. What Warner has done is to blend her own unusual illness—a kind of real-life floating—with the discovery of her parentage: Two stories of fracture and healing that don’t depend on resolution. The result is a heartrending memoir that will give you hope and believe not only in storytelling but also in goodness. - Mary Tabor, author

Unfixed is a memoire written with breathtaking insight and love and honesty in the most divine prose imaginable. A story of untethered grief and discovery, leading the reader into a maze of family secrets one never wants to end. An impossible to stop reading, heartbreakingly beautiful, tender ghost-hunt of a story that carries you through every page as if you too were part of the family. - Susie Mawhinney, writer, photographer

Kimberly’s work is smart, brave and looks hard at difficulties without ever oversimplifying, whining or wallowing in 'poor me.' She’s generous to a fault in lifting up the stories of others rather than trying the grease them up so they'll squeeze into some feel-good self help hell-scape. She lets you look difficult things in the eye and learn to breathe through the paralysis with her. - David. E. Perry, writer, photographer

I cannot recommend this serialized memoir enough. Here’s why. Guess who else pull up seats at this tea party? Honesty. Deep reflection. Mercy. Stunning prose. Kimberly’s story is gripping in itself. But/And so is the writing. I particularly love a writer whose work calls me to an empty page. I don’t quite know how to put it in words, other than it’s like a conversation I want to be part of through my own writing. - Holly Starley, freelancer, editor

Kimberly’s recounting of her childhood is so alive and raw. She writes about her parents’ crazy choices with the open, judgment-free perception of a child while infusing it with the wisdom and facile language of a woman who’s lived a full life. This memoir is personal and intimate, but it also provides a window into American life in the 1970s when so much was being questioned about marriage and family and sexuality. - Ben Wakeman, author, producer, musician

A story written by unfixed living, more mysterious and thrilling than mystery thriller fiction. Kimberly Warner’s writing is alive, carried by the strength and weight of emotions, and a deep searching. Unfixed takes the reader on a wild ride — not only through the personal life of this gifted writer, and through surprising twists of an extra-ordinary family constellation — but at heart through the inner landscape of consciousness itself. Unfixed is a poetic, unflinching, intriguing memoir about losing all that once was familiar, finding new ground in the unknown, and regenerating life from the most intimate cellular level. A captivating and enjoyable read. - Veronika Bond, author

This story has all the makings of a limited series. It has perfect A and B storylines, two mysteries running in parallel timelines, two layered characters with two hearts both in deep conflict with themselves, both fueling the engines for the overall story—yearning curiosity versus fear/delight at what one discovers about one's parentage. It's so Noah Hawley meets folk mystery. - Alisa Kennedy Jones, TV writer/author

Chilling. Horror. Kimberly’s words are so powerful, I felt as if I were going through the experience with her. - Sara Davidson, NYT best-selling author

I'm in serious awe of this book and this author. Kimberly Warner's journey through an obscure health disorder, and the discovery of a paradigm-shifting secret in her parentage, is a testament to the human ability to adapt, yes, but also a searing tale of personal power told with lyrical grace, bravery, and determination. As an adoptee, I found so many parallels to my own similar later in life discoveries, and I so identify with her wish to bring clarity to the narrative of her family even while she is dealing with a disorienting condition that is both baffling and unsettling. This is a wonderful story, beautifully told. - Troy Ford, author

This is beyond memoir for me. Kimberly’s writing skill takes it to another level. I love these characters so much, they live inside of me somewhere, she draws them so beautifully that we can’t help but be moved. - Jan Cornall, writer, performer, teacher

It is so rare when a writer eradicates language after reading their work and replaces that absence with pure feeling. That silence is where the healing and magic thrive. Such achingly beautiful words on loss. - Jenovia Webb, author, trauma advocate and speaker

Tremendous writing. The unease is inescapable. - Kenny Farquharson - senior columnist with The Times, Edinburgh

I am never not breathtaken when I read this memoir. So raw. So unassuming. So immediate. This is forceful writing that drives straight to the heart. - Renée Eli, Ph.D, transdisciplinary scholar, educator

Kimberly speaks in ways that hide nothing—she writes in single layers, then in deep, deep complexities, and I feel everything because she knows how to show me. - Toni Prehoda Kahler, artist

Unfixed is a memoir that captures a mirroring inner and outer journey. Kimberly's metaphor-rich exploration of her heart and soul within familial and romantic belonging and love, mental and physical health, and her work in the world, is relatable and yet touches something of the universal. Even though I read it on Substack, I'd say it's a page-turner and un-put-downable. It made me ache, ponder, hope, endure, anticipate, cry, and smile knowingly. It was enlightening and illuminating, but written from a dark night, which means it's equally deep and creatively rich. For anyone searching for purpose, meaning, or grappling with their perceived mental and/or physical limitations, Unfixed may be a doorway back into life's luminosity, wonder and possibility. - Micah van Schalkwyk, poet

Uncanny, indelible, and hauntingly gorgeous. Kimberly Warner’s Unfixed is masterful storytelling, bending time across a strangely seamless arc of accidents and family secrets, debilitating illness, and enduring resilience. With unflinching candor and lyrical prose that echoes long after the page, Warner draws us into a labyrinth of self-discovery, revealing the unexpected beauty and, dare I say, boundless love in the unfixed cracks and hidden corners of our lives. I want to read every word she writes. - Renée Eli, writer, philosopher

I first discovered Kimberly Warner on Substack, where I devoured the serialized version of Unfixed and couldn’t stop reading. As someone living with an incurable chronic illness and navigating my own DNA surprise, Warner’s journey struck an especially deep chord. The connection felt almost uncanny: she had created a documentary on trigeminal neuralgia—the condition I live with—featuring the husband of a fellow NPE I’d met at a retreat. It felt like the universe conspired to place her story in my path. Warner’s odyssey is both heartbreaking and profoundly inspiring. She writes with honesty about family secrets, illness, and identity, showing what it means to live in the tension of uncertainty. I especially love how she reclaims the word Unfixed—not as a mark of brokenness, but as a declaration of resilience and even a kind of superpower. This memoir is a reminder that while life may not offer easy resolutions, it does offer the possibility of courage, transformation, and connection. Warner’s voice is luminous, and I will read anything she writes. - Christine Wolf, author, memoir coach

A memoir of grief and beauty, laced with secrets and brimming with power. Kimberly's writing is masterful. She pulls you in, holds you down, and doesn't let go until the end. - Nathan C., writer, scientist

A story of exploration, becoming, and acceptance. This book had me gripped instantly. Following Kimberly through her journey of navigating her illness and the discoveries about her family left me enamoured by her courage, curiosity, and commitment to live a life of grace and reverence no matter what befalls us. Also, my god is this book written well, the prose floated off the page and into my heart. An absolute must read. - Michael Edwards, writer