HERE WE ARE by Aarti Namdev Shahani, read by Aarti Namdev Shahani
A beautifully narrated memoir about family from NPR’s Aarti Shahani. Shahani’s family moved from Casablanca to the U.S. when she was a baby, and after initial struggles, her family finds success. That all comes crashing down when her father is imprisoned.
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Show Notes
NPR reporter Aarti Shahani shares her family’s American Dream — and American nightmare. In today’s episode, host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Jonathan Smith talk about Shahani’s moving memoir. Shahani reports on Silicon Valley for NPR and is the daughter of an immigrant who served time when caught up in a money laundering scheme. Shahani shifts seamlessly between the multiple languages her family speaks to narrate her family’s story of struggle, hardship, family strife, and finally achieving that elusive American Dream. Published by Macmillan Audio.
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