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An incredibly insightful look at the family life of Irfan Orga, from the detached air of weathly family with servants who do everything to the desperate requirement of his mother and grandmother to learn everything required to survive when they lose everything and must fend for themselves.
It is refreshing as always to have the inside view and this is as much a memoir of the effect on a young child and a young man of a mother who didn't warm to a maternal role. Heartbreaking but compelling and t ...more
It is refreshing as always to have the inside view and this is as much a memoir of the effect on a young child and a young man of a mother who didn't warm to a maternal role. Heartbreaking but compelling and t ...more
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This memoir is a great source for history and literature courses alike - Orga's memories, paired with contextualisation of the history in which they are set and his own bias and lens - provide so much material for discussion, and are a fast, engaging read to boot.
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