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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Moods

reflective 85%
emotional 70%
challenging 49%
funny 35%
informative 35%
dark 22%
hopeful 15%
tense 15%
inspiring 14%
sad 14%
adventurous 1%

Pace

medium 50%
slow 35%
fast 13%

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