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Unraveling: What I Learned About Life While Shearing Sheep, Dyeing Wool, and Making the World's Ugliest Sweater
Peggy Orenstein2023 selection · Nonfiction
Unraveling: What I Learned About Life While Shearing Sheep, Dyeing Wool, and Making the World's Ugliest Sweater
Unraveling: What I Learned About Life While Shearing Sheep, Dyeing Wool, and Making the World's Ugliest Sweater by Peggy Orenstein appears in NPR’s 2023 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around nonfiction, biography & memoir, staff picks, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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