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Title Statement | What we carry: a memoir / Maya Shanbhag Lang. |
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Author | Lang, Maya |
Publication | Toronto: CNIB,2020.Toronto: CELA,2020. |
Extent of Item | 1 computer optical disc (7 hr., 17 min.) |
ISBN | 9780221076138 0221076131 |
Other Number | (OCoLC)1227319176 |
General Notes | Unabridged. |
Performance Credits | Read by Maya Shanbhag Lang. |
System Details | Digital to DAISY. DAISY 2.02 standard; MP3 compression at 32 kbps. |
Summary | 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 immigrated to the United States from India and completed her residency all while raising her children and keeping a traditional Indian home. Maya's mother had always been a source of support--until Maya became a mother herself. Then the parent who had once been so capable and attentive became suddenly and inexplicably unavailable. Struggling to understand this abrupt change while raising her own young child, Maya searches for answers and soon learns that her mother is living with Alzheimer's. Unable to remember or keep track of the stories she once told her daughter--stories about her life in India, why she immigrated, and her experience of motherhood--Maya's mother divulges secrets about her past that force Maya to reexamine their relationship. It becomes clear that Maya never really knew her mother, despite their close bond. Absorbing, moving, and raw, "What we carry" is a memoir about mothers and daughters, lies and truths, receiving and giving care, and how we cannot grow up until we fully understand the people who raised us. It is a beautiful examination of the weight we shoulder as women and an exploration of how to finally set our burdens down. 2020 |
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By Topic | Women authors, American--Biography |
East Indian American women--Biography | |
Mothers and daughters--Biography--United States | |
EÌcrivaines ameÌricaines--Biographies | |
AmeÌricaines d'origine indienne--Biographies | |
MeÌres et filles--Biographies--EÌtats-Unis | |
East Indian American women | |
Families | |
Mothers and daughters | |
Women authors, American | |
By Name | Lang, Maya |
Lang, Maya--Family | |
By Location | United States |
By Genre | Autobiography |
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