Daughter of Earth (1929) is an autobiographical novel by the American author and journalist Agnes Smedley. The novel chronicles the years of Marie Rogers’s (based on Smedley) tumultuous childhood, struggles in relationships with men (both physical and emotional), time working with the Socialist party, and involvement in the Indian independence movement.
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