A Life's Work: On Becoming a Mother by Rachel Cusk

A Life's Work: On Becoming a Mother

Rachel Cusk

218 pages first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction memoir challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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In the new genre of 'mommy lit,' acclaimed English novelist Rachel Cusk's A Life's Work: On Becoming a Mother uniquely combines a literary sensibility with searing emotional honesty in her quest to reclaim her former self after giving birth. In th...

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reflective 85%
emotional 75%
challenging 51%
funny 36%
informative 36%
dark 20%
hopeful 17%
tense 17%
inspiring 15%
sad 15%
adventurous 2%

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medium 50%
slow 38%
fast 11%

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