Swing Low: A Life by Miriam Toews

Swing Low: A Life

Miriam Toews

240 pages first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

Reverberating with emotional power, authenticity, and insight, Swing Low is Miriam Toews's daring and deeply affecting memoir of her father’s struggle with manic depression in a small Mennonite community in rural Canada. Personal and touching, a s...

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Moods

emotional 80%
sad 80%
reflective 70%
dark 50%
funny 50%
challenging 20%
hopeful 10%
tense 10%

Pace

medium 66%
slow 22%
fast 11%

Average rating

4.13

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