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The Mother I Never Knew
Murty, Sudha
literary fiction
family drama
past tense
third limited POV
~176 pp
Vibe
melancholic
redemptive
contemplative
A literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven. Contains notable romance.
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Style Fingerprint
Prose density
75
sparsedense
Pacing
40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone
30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding
10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot
85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority
60
externalintrospective
Ending
70
unresolvedcathartic
Content
Sexual content
30%
noneexplicit
Structure & Cast
Structure
| Word count | 44,125 |
| Page count | ~176 pp |
| Prologue | — |
| Epilogue | — |
| Tense | past |