personal history
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A partita is a musical work made of different pieces and variations, and the book charts Livia’s attempt to form something whole, if inconsistent, from the clashing elements of her personal history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Barker found out about his personal history when he decided to go abroad on holiday.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
For the nearly 300-page memoir, the 54-year-old actor broke open her personal journals, which she has kept since she was 13, and in turn, the vault that is her personal history to share her story.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026
Doesn’t she have a kind of tangled personal history and reasons not to maybe want to have this American oversight?
From Slate ● Jan. 5, 2026
I had figured that out days ago thinking that it wasn’t a part of my personal history I should hesitate over if someone asked.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
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