On The verge
by Carole Aubrée-Dumontin 📚 Literature
On The verge
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'A beautiful, compelling book': Olivia Laing about my memoir DUMB. I write about being on the verge: emerging as a writer in mid-life whilst being a carer and single mother, also daring to go through second prime as a (French!) woman.
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About Carole Aubrée-Dumont
A London Library Emerging Writer, I have written DUMB: 'a beautiful, compelling memoir that unpicks the role silence has played in three generations of a family, about war, disability, secrets and acceptance' (Olivia Laing).
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