Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Waveland Press
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9781577664352ISBN:1577664353
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Waveland Pr Inc
Date Published: 2006-07-30
ISBN-13:9781577664352ISBN:1577664353
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"A Peace Corps memoir actually worth reading. The author translates her deeply felt experience into excellent writing, It's also a first hand account of why birth is so dangerous in other countries, and how skilled birth attendants make a tremendous difference but it doesn't read like an academic text or like a propaganda. You know the outcome before the book is over but it's still a compelling journey."
"Non-fiction story of a Peace Corp worker in Mali. While it was an interesting story, the writing was poor and it ended on a sad note. The author never drew me into the story. For the most part, I never forgot I was reading a book, I never thought I was actually there with Monique, I never felt like I couldn't stop turning the pages. An interesting read, but not something I'll be recommending to friends."
"A wonderful, inspiring, eye-opening memoir by a Peace Corps volunteer who spent two years in West Africa working with a native midwife. Not preachy at all, and written in a very matter-of-fact manner. It reminded me a bit of "The Bookseller of Kabul" - a really good look at women's lives in a very different culture.
Mali has one of the highest rates of infant death, child malnutrition, and death in childbirth - even for Africa. And very high rates of female genital mutilation. I knew this, but you see how it all plays out in everyday life in this book - and amazingly enough, it isn't really depressing."
The author, a Peace Corps volunteer in a village in Mali, recounts her experience with an emphasis on her friendship with Monique, the local midwife. The narrative is not as interior as some travel/work memoirs; the trade-off is that Holloway is able to focus on descriptions of the village, her work with Monique, and interpersonal relationships. Holloway is warm but not sentimental; she recounts her conversations with Monique about female genital mutilation as well as Monique's forbidden love for a childhood friend. The realities of hunger, disease, and war are all present, as well as the dilemmas faced by aid workers from more affluent and powerful nations. This is a memoir I hope to teach with in the future."
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