The Magick of Candle Burning by Gerina Dunwich

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The Magick of Candle Burning by Gerina Dunwich

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The Magick of Candle Burning by Gerina Dunwich

This is the extraordinary first-person account of a young woman's coming of age in Somalia and her struggles against the obligations and strictures of family and society. By the time she is nine, Aman has undergone a ritual circumcision ceremony; at eleven, her innocent romance with a white boy leads to a murder; at thirteen she is given away in an arranged marriage to a stranger. Aman eventually runs away to Mogadishu, where her beauty and rebellious spirit leads her to the decadent demimonde of white colonialists. Hers is a world in which women are both chattel and freewheeling entrepreneurs, subject to the caprices of male relatives, yet keenly aware of the loopholes that lead to freedom. Aman is an astonishing history, opening a window onto traditional Somali life and the universal quest for female self-awareness.

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ISBN 13 9780806511412
ISBN 10 0806511419
Title The Magick of Candle Burning
Author Gerina Dunwich
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Kensington Publishing
Year published 1988-12-27
Number of pages 194
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.