Ancestor Trouble: A Reckoning and a Reconciliation by Maud Newton

Ancestor Trouble: A Reckoning and a Reconciliation

Maud Newton

400 pages first pub 2022 (editions) user-added

nonfiction biography memoir informative reflective medium-paced

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An acclaimed writer goes searching for the truth about her wildly unconventional Southern family--and finds that our obsession with ancestors opens up new ways of seeing ourselves. Maud Newton's ancestors have vexed and fascinated her since she wa...

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reflective 83%
informative 78%
challenging 40%
emotional 38%
sad 14%
dark 11%
hopeful 9%
inspiring 7%
tense 4%
adventurous 2%
lighthearted 2%

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medium 58%
slow 41%

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