Red Dust Road: An Autobiographical Journey by Jackie Kay

Red Dust Road: An Autobiographical Journey

Jackie Kay

296 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir emotional informative inspiring slow-paced

Description

From the moment when, as a little girl, she realizes that her skin is a different colour from that of her beloved mum and dad, to the tracing and finding of her birth parents, her Highland mother and Nigerian father, the journey that Jackie Kay un...

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Moods

reflective 78%
emotional 75%
hopeful 71%
funny 57%
informative 42%
inspiring 42%
adventurous 28%
lighthearted 17%
sad 10%
challenging 7%
relaxing 7%

Pace

medium 81%
slow 11%
fast 7%

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3.93

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