A Woman's Story by Annie Ernaux

A Woman's Story

Annie Ernaux with Tanya Leslie (Translator)

96 pages first pub 1988 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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A Woman's Story is Annie Ernaux's "deeply affecting account of mothers and daughters, youth and age, and dreams and reality” (Kirkus Reviews). Upon her mother's death from Alzheimers, Ernaux embarks on a daunting journey back through time, as she ...

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Moods

emotional 88%
reflective 81%
sad 69%
challenging 14%
dark 11%
inspiring 9%
informative 8%
tense 4%
hopeful 1%

Pace

fast 46%
medium 40%
slow 13%

Average rating

4.18

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