Ancestor Trouble: A Reckoning and a Reconciliation by Maud Newton

Ancestor Trouble: A Reckoning and a Reconciliation

Maud Newton with Catherine Taber (Narrator)

11 hours, 14 minutes first pub 2022 (editions) user-added

nonfiction biography memoir informative reflective medium-paced

Description

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 86%
informative 83%
challenging 41%
emotional 39%
sad 15%
dark 13%
hopeful 13%
inspiring 9%
tense 5%
adventurous 3%
funny 1%
lighthearted 1%

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slow 41%

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