Unpolished Gem: My Mother, My Grandmother, and Me by Alice Pung

Unpolished Gem: My Mother, My Grandmother, and Me

Alice Pung

304 pages first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir reflective medium-paced
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After Alice Pung’s family fled to Australia from the killing fields of Cambodia, her father chose Alice as her name because he thought their new country was a Wonderland. In this lyrical, bittersweet debut memoir—already an award-winning bestselle...

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Moods

reflective 66%
emotional 55%
sad 33%
funny 22%
lighthearted 16%
challenging 11%
dark 11%
hopeful 11%
inspiring 11%
informative 5%

Pace

medium 52%
slow 42%
fast 5%

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