Growing Up In The Mandara Mountains

In The s, Heather Rosser And Her Husband Lived In Mubi, ARemote Border Town On The Foothills Of Nigeria,s Mandara Mountains Where Small Hill Tribes Lived In Harmony With Their Neighbours From The Plains.inspired By Her Own Experiences Of Childbirth, Heather Embarked On AQuest To Document Pregnancy And Childbirth Customs In The AreaTravelling With Her Baby On Her Back, She Met Traditional Chiefs, Witchdoctors And Local Midwives, Blacksmiths, Farmers And Traders.this Is AValuable Record Of Many Of The Customs And Rituals That Had Begun To Disappear Even Before The Religious Extremism And Violence That Blights The Region TodayIt Is Also An Insightful And Moving Memoir About The Challenges Faced By ABritish Family Making ALife For Themselves In Nigeria,s Mandara Mountains.
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