What We Carry by Maya Shanbhag Lang

What We Carry

Maya Shanbhag Lang

288 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

If our family stories shape us, what happens when we learn those stories were never true? Who do we become when we shed our illusions about the past? Maya Shanbhag Lang grew up idolizing her brilliant mother, an accomplished physician who immig...

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Moods

emotional 91%
reflective 89%
sad 51%
inspiring 38%
hopeful 36%
challenging 21%
informative 21%
dark 8%
funny 4%
lighthearted 2%
relaxing 2%

Pace

medium 65%
fast 23%
slow 11%

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4.43

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