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Alice Carriere pulled from an extraordinary childhood to write her new memoir

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By Jonaki Mehta,

Sarah Handel, Ailsa Chang

Published August 29, 2023 at 5:00 PM EDT

Alice Carrière.

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Jonaki Mehta is a producer for All Things Considered. Before ATC, she worked at Neon Hum Media where she produced a documentary series and talk show. Prior to that, Mehta was a producer at Member station KPCC and director/associate producer at Marketplace Morning Report, where she helped shape the morning's business news.

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Ailsa Chang

Ailsa Chang is an award-winning journalist who hosts All Things Considered along with Ari Shapiro, Audie Cornish, and Mary Louise Kelly. She landed in public radio after practicing law for a few years.

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