Beautiful Country: A Memoir of An Undocumented Childhood by Qian Julie Wang (王乾)

Beautiful Country: A Memoir of An Undocumented Childhood

Qian Julie Wang (王乾)

320 pages first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

'Hunger was a constant, reliable friend in Mei Guo. She came second only to loneliness.' In China she was the daughter of professors. In Brooklyn her family is 'illegal.' Qian is just seven when she moves to America, the 'Beautiful Country', where...

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Moods

emotional 85%
reflective 70%
sad 54%
inspiring 38%
challenging 34%
hopeful 30%
informative 25%
dark 15%
tense 15%
adventurous 4%
funny 3%

Pace

medium 75%
slow 15%
fast 9%

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