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1. 1. How To Be Unmothered

   A Trinidadian Memoir

   

   How to Be Unmothered is a lyrical memoir set in Trinidad, where Camille U. Adams traces a family history of women who abandon their daughters and the island’s colonial legacies of violence. Adams writes about a fraught relationship with a controlling mother, the danger and poverty of her neighborhood, and the small consolations of the natural world as she navigates survival. The book explores escape, self-determination, and what it means to rebuild a life when the maternal bond is broken.

   The 13209th Greatest Book of All Time

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