Review: Good Indian Daughter by Ruhi Lee, by Shelley Timms
Title: Good Indian DaughterAuthor: Ruhi LeeGenre: MemoirPublished: 2021Publisher: Affirm Press The Good Indian Daughter might look different from family to family — depending
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Title: Good Indian DaughterAuthor: Ruhi LeeGenre: MemoirPublished: 2021Publisher: Affirm Press The Good Indian Daughter might look different from family to family — depending
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In 2018 I’ve challenged myself to read further outside my usual habits, so this To Be Read list features two memoirs, a historical
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