Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth by Sarah Smarsh

Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth

Sarah Smarsh

299 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir reflective slow-paced
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An essential read for our times: an eye-opening memoir of working-class poverty in America that will deepen our understanding of the ways in which class shapes our country. Sarah Smarsh was born a fifth generation Kansas wheat farmer on her patern...

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Moods

reflective 79%
informative 72%
emotional 59%
challenging 36%
sad 28%
hopeful 25%
inspiring 19%
dark 9%
funny 7%
tense 4%
adventurous 2%

Pace

medium 65%
slow 30%
fast 4%

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