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The Mother I Never Knew

Murty, Sudha
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literary fiction family drama past tense third limited POV ~176 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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melancholic redemptive contemplative

A literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven. Contains notable romance.

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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
Stakes 40
intimateepic

Content

Violence 40%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 60%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count44,125
Page count~176 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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