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Lakshmi Iyer has spent a lifetime sitting with the questions that don’t resolve neatly: Who do we belong to? What do we carry across cultures, and what gets lost? How do we raise children whose stories began without us?

She writes Belonging, Mostly — essays at the intersection of adoption, Indian-American identity, and the quiet, persistent work of making a home in yourself. She lives among teenagers, Korean dramas, and an unreasonable number of thoughts about the night sky.

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	I Am Strength!: True Stories of Everyday Superwomen by Alyssa Waugh (Editor), Martha Frankel (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Lakshmi Iyer (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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