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Letter to My Mother
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Letter to My Mother

2019-11-25 · 19 min · ★ 9.5

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A daughter pushes at the bounds of her relationship with her mother as she unpicks the psychological consequences of the violence she suffered.

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Amina Maher
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Germany, Iran, Malaysia
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